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叟 [sǒu]
1. An old man.
- 老~. 童~无欺。
2. In a borrowed sense, represents “傁”, referring to an old man. Also used as a respectful title for elderly males.
- 【En】 old man.
3. 叟族 (Sou nationality): A term used during the Han to Six Dynasties period for certain ethnic minorities in southeastern Gansu, western Sichuan, eastern Yunnan, and western Guizhou.
- 【En】 Sou nationality.
4. Further see sōu.
叟 [sōu]
1. Onomatopoeia for the sound of washing rice.
- 【En】 sou sou; sound of rice-washing.
2. Further see sǒu.
引 (Sources):
1. 《说文》: 叜, meaning old. From 又 (again) and 灾 (disaster). Zhu Junsheng annotated: "(叟) is an ancient form of search (搜). Represents holding fire to search for things indoors."
2. 《国语·齐语》: 合群叟.
Example: 老叟; 童叟无欺.
cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously / Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.