老

lǎo = l + ao3

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

老 = ⺹ + 匕 : Lancelot (l) is showing his respect to grandpa (老) in the aorta's living room (ao3). He's bowing deep and offering a crown (⺹), but grandpa refuses by hitting Lancelot on the head with a ladle (匕).

老 character breakdown

老
- 匕
  - 丿
  - 乚
- ⺹
  - 丿
  - 土
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨

匕

bǐ = bi + Ø3

dagger / ladle / ancient type of spoon

匕 = 丿 + 乚 : Brunhilde plays a game inside the space station's living room (Ø3) using zero gravity: using a big ladle (mnemonic symbol for 匕) and a shovel (乚) as bats, she beats a banana (丿) back and forth.

⺹

Character component without intrinsic meaning

⺹ = 土 + 丿 : Looks a bit like a crown. The crown is made of three bananas and a bit of clay.

Characters with 老 as component

姥

mǔ = mu + Ø3

governess / old woman

姥

lǎo = l + ao3

grandma (maternal)

姥 = 女 + 老 : Sir Lancelot (l) and his mother Bessie Coleman (女) meet Lancelot's granddad (老) in the aorta (ao3). His granddad says that he cannot keep his secret anymore: actually he's a woman, so he's his maternal grandma (姥). She also wants to become governess (姥) of the aorta.

耆

qí = qi + Ø2

man of sixty or seventy

佬

lǎo = l + ao3

male / man (Cantonese)

铑

銠

lǎo = l + ao3

rhodium (chemistry)

栳

lǎo = l + ao3