mào

袤

Character · NounTraditional耄

advanced age; aged

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

noun

advanced age; venerable old age

literary

Used in classical and literary texts to describe being very old. Often appears in the compound 耄耋 (mào dié).

Tā他
nián年
yǐ已
mào耄
dié耋
 ，
dàn但
jīng精
shén神
jué矍
shuò铄
 。

He is very advanced in years, but his spirits are still vigorous.

mào耄
dié耋
zhī之
nián年

the age of eighty or ninety; a very old age

2.

noun

length, especially north-south distance

archaic

An archaic, technical meaning. Seen in historical or geographical texts referring to measurements.

Yán延
mào袤
wàn万
yú余
lǐ里
 。

It extended for over ten thousand li in length.