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Meaning of 耋
Pinyin
dié
Radical
耂
Strokes
12
Definition
aged / in one's eighties
Usage
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耋 (dié)
1. Old age; the age of seventy or eighty years old.
- Example: 耋期 (dié qī) - elderly period. 耄耋之年 (màodié zhī nián) - the years of advanced old age.
2. Definition: Old age. In ancient times, it referred specifically to the age of seventy or eighty, generally referring to the elderly.
- Character Formation: Phonetic-semantic compound. It combines the character for "old" 老 (lǎo) and the phonetic element 至 (zhì).
3. References:
1. From Shuowen Jiezi: At eighty years old, one is called 耊. This character can also be written as 耋.
2. From the I Ching: Thus, the great lamentation of the elderly. Note: "Seventy is called 耋."
3. From the Commentary of Gongyang: To lead one or two elderly people and comfort them.
4. From the Book of Rites: The elderly respect rites.
4. Examples:
- 耋老 (dié lǎo) - elderly; senior citizen.
- 耋吏 (dié lì) - old official.
- 耋耄 (dié mào) - longevity; great age.
- 耋寿 (dié shòu) - refers to an elderly person; someone of great age.
- 耋耄之年 (dié mào zhī nián) - the years of great old age.
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Input Method for 耋
Pinyin
die2
Wubi
ftxf
Cangjie
jpmig
Zhengma
bmrh
Four Corner
44104
Unicode
U+800b
Stroke Number Category
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