Definition
耆 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'elderly person aged 60 or more'. It appears almost exclusively in formal or literary compounds, such as 耆老 (qílǎo, 'aged person') and 耆英 (qíyīng, 'distinguished elder'). You won't use it as a standalone word in everyday speech — it's a classical morpheme found in written Chinese, historical texts, and respectful formal address.
b.f.
elderly person (aged 60 or more, literary/bound form)
Examples
- 耆。Zhè wèi qí lǎo zài cūn lǐ hěn yǒu wēiwàng.This elderly person has great prestige in the village.
- 耆。qí yīng jùhuì měinián jǔxíng yí cì.The gathering of distinguished elders is held once a year.
- 耆。Gǔdài yǐ liùshí wéi qínián.In ancient times, sixty was considered an elderly age.
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