老人家 (lǎo rén jiā)
polite term for old woman or man
Character breakdown
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老 (lǎo) · 6 strokes
Pictograph of an old person with long hair bent over and leaning on a cane.
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人 (rén) · 2 strokes
Pictograph of the side view of a standing person.
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家 (jiā) · 10 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and a remnant of 豭 represents the sound.