老子

Traditional form:

老子

Pinyin (reading):

Lǎozǐ

Definitions:

• Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism
• the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經／道德经 ( Dàodéjīng) by Laozi

Characters:

• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

Traditional characters:

• 老 - old, aged; experienced
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing