耄
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extremely aged (in one's 80s or 90s); octogenarian; nonagenarian
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 老 +4
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 耄
- Common rank
- #3,316
- Unicode
- U+8004
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Formation & memory
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Words with 耄
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 老耄 | dim sight of the aged; doddering; senile | |
| 耄期 | (literary) one's 80s or 90s | |
| 耄思 | to be upset or disturbed | |
| 耄耋之年 | old age (in one's 80s, 90s, or more) | |
| 耄龄 | old age; eighties, nineties, or greater (of age) | |
| 谬耄 | feeble-minded and senile | |
| 耄倪 | old and young | |
| 耄耋 | extremely aged; gray and venerable | |
| 惛耄 | senile; senility |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 毛 — compare how they read.