Wei Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Old (lǎo). Kangxi strokes: 6. Page 960, Entry 25. Ancient script. Pronounced lao (third tone). Defined as to examine. Seventy years of age is referred to as old. The character shape is composed of person, hair, and spoon, indicating the meaning of hair and beard turning white. Book of Rites (Liji): At seventy, one is called old and should entrust family affairs to descendants. Gongyang Commentary (Gongyang Zhuan): Sent elderly people to pacify. Commentary: Sixty years is called die, seventy is called old. Also, Book of Odes (Shijing): To grow old together with you. Commentary: To live one's whole life without diminishing. Book of Rites (Liji): Respect the elderly, because they are close to one's own parents. Also, Rites of Zhou (Zhouli): Old is a respectful title. Also, Ceremonial and Rituals (Yili): Presenting the gift for the elder. Commentary: Elder refers to the guest's minister. Commentary: A grand master's family minister is called an elder. Also, Book of Rites (Liji): The sovereign does not directly call the names of high ministers and elders. Commentary: High ministers and elders are the same as high ministers. Also, Book of Rites (Liji): The Son of Heaven's elder. Commentary: Elder refers to the highest-ranking dukes. Also, Book of Rites (Liji): The three elders in the school. Commentary: Seeking advice from the three elders to accept their opinions. Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan): The three elders suffered from cold and hunger. Commentary: The three elders refer to those of high, middle, and lower longevity, all being over eighty years old. Also, Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan): After Duke Huan ascended to the throne, he announced his retirement. Commentary: Old refers to retirement. Also, Master Lie (Liezi): Old is synonymous with being elderly. Also, a surname. Guangyun: There was a Lao Zuo in the State of Song. Also, phonetically modified to be pronounced lang. Explaining Names (Shiming): Old means to decay. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): The cycle of You represents the maturation and aging of all things. Also, phonetically modified to be pronounced mu, from which the character for maternal grandmother derives its sound. Ban Gu, Western Capital Rhapsody (Xidu Fu): As for a person like me, I merely observe the remnants in old ruins and hear accounts from the aged. I have not grasped even one-tenth of it, and therefore cannot list it all.