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耋 is a phono-semantic compound, with the semantic radical 老 (old) on top and the phonetic 至 (arrive) below. It denotes an elderly person, typically someone in their seventies or eighties, and the combination of "old" and "arrive" evokes the idea of having reached a ripe age. The character is used in formal or literary contexts, most notably in the phrase 耄耋 for venerable elders.
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