衰老
shuāi lǎo · HSK 7
to age
👴🍂 衰 decline + 老 old = declining with old age, growing weak
老 — old man 耂 + 匕 (bent figure)
Originally a pictograph of an elderly person with long hair leaning on a cane. The top 耂 depicts the hair and stooped body, while 匕 at the bottom represents the cane or a bent figure. The core meaning 'old' has remained stable since oracle bone script.