1. 耄

耄

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  1. 耄 is the 4357th most frequent character.
  2. 耄 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 耄 appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. 耄 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
耄 => 老, ζ―›
Radical :
耄 => 老 (old), ζ―› (fur/hair)
Graphical :
耄 => 耂, 乚, γ‡’, γ‡’, 二, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. mao4 - extremely aged (in one's 80s or 90s)/octogenarian/nonagenarian

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 耄 (mao4): The component ζ―› is pronounced as 'mao2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 耄 (mao4): The component 老 is pronounced as 'lao3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

耄耋 

Medium Frequency

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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