唠 (láo) is a Chinese character meaning “to chatter”. It is written from 口 (mouth) and 劳 (labor; toil), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
Build the character for “to chatter; to nag”
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Structure
口 + 劳
Left–right structure
Structure from: modern-form decomposition, verified against hanzi-writer-data stroke counts (口 3 + 劳 7 = 10)
Memory aid
A mouth (口) that keeps on laboring (劳): it just won't stop talking — nag, nag, nag.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 唠叨láo daoto nag; to chatter on and on唠 = láo
Go deeper
All readings
to chatter; to nag
to chatter; to nag (used in 唠叨)
说个没完，多用于「唠叨」。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 唠叨láo daoto nag; to chatter on and on唠 = láo
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 唠 mean?
唠 (láo) means to chatter; to nag (used in 唠叨).
How do you pronounce 唠?
It is pronounced láo.
What parts is 唠 made of?
口 (mouth) and 劳 (labor; toil), side by side. The recorded source is: modern-form decomposition, verified against hanzi-writer-data stroke counts (口 3 + 劳 7 = 10). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 唠 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 唠?
口. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 唠?
Common ones are 唠叨. The reading of 唠 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.