Definitions

dié old variant of 耋[dié]

Etymology

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The character 耊 is an archaic variant of 耋, meaning a person over eighty years old. It is an ideogrammic compound with 老 (old) at the top and 至 (to arrive) at the bottom, visually representing the idea of having reached an advanced age. While the standard form 耋 uses a phonetic component, 耊 is constructed purely from semantic elements to convey the meaning of extreme old age.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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