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TSUMUGU · named-entity · 詞
老子 word · named-entity
老子 ＝ 老 ＋ 子
ㄌㄠˇ ㄗˇ · Lǎozǐ
proper noun — Laozi (Lao-tzu), the ancient sage credited with the 道德經 and the founder figure of Daoism

字源 FORM — what the parts do

老old; venerable (老人)lǎohere an honorific, "the Old Master"
子master; an honorific for a philosopher (孔子)zǐthe 子 of 孔子、孟子
老子，老人的老，孔子的子。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

騎青牛出函谷關，留下五千字（道德經）便走。
The sage who rode an ox west through the pass, left five thousand words (the 道德經) at the gatekeeper's request, and vanished.
記憶法
關 · Related
道德經Dàodéjīngthe book the name carries孔子Kǒngzǐthe other great 子 of the same era