耄

extremely aged (in one's 80s or 90s); octogenarian; nonagenarian

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

老 (semantic, “old”) + 毛 (phonetic, máo)

components: 老毛

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 毛

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 毛 (máo) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
毛 sound component	máo	hair, fur, feathers; coarse
耗	hào	to consume, to use up; to squander, to waste
髦	máo	fashionable, in vogue; mane, flowing hair
酕	máo	drunk, blotto

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
老耄	lǎo mào	dim sight of the aged; doddering; senile
耄期	mào qī	(literary) one's 80s or 90s
耄思	mào sī	to be upset or disturbed
耄耋之年	mào dié zhī nián	old age (in one's 80s, 90s, or more)
耄龄	mào líng	old age; eighties, nineties, or greater (of age)
谬耄	miù mào	feeble-minded and senile
耄倪	mào ní	old and young
耄耋	mào dié	extremely aged; gray and venerable
惛耄	hūn mào	senile; senility