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寿 Shòu

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寿 Shòu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Shòu | Shou4
English translation
surname Shou
long life
old age
age
life
birthday
funerary
old age, longevity; lifespan

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About 寿 Shòu

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

shòu

Contains the radical

cùn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

Altered form of  lǎo

Etymology of 寿 Shòu

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

丰寸

Explanation

Simplified form of shòu . The top component is a remnant of lǎo (old). The origin of the bottom component is unclear.

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Example sentences using 寿 Shòu

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Yán 费用 fèi yòng 应当 yīng dāng zài 有效 yǒu xiào 经济 jīngjì 寿命 shòumìng nèi tān xiāo , 我国 wǒ guó 规定 guīdìng de 摊销 tān xiāo 超过 chāoguò 10 Nián .

Give delay charge to ought to be in its are effective the amortize inside economic life, the amortize that our country sets

看见 kànjiàn Lín xiān shēng 急苦 le ,寿生姑且 gūqiě 安慰 ānwèi zhāo , 忍不住 rěnbuzhù tàn 了一 kǒu .

Shousheng tried to comfort Mr. Lin, though he couldn't help sighing himself.

寿生 péi tiān 再说 zài shuō .

Shousheng will stay with me a few days, and then we'll see.

Dōng yǒu 唐寿昌城及出天马 tiān mǎ de Hàn Chí 故址 gù zhǐ .

City and east of Pegasustang shou chang Han Chi Wagu zhi Ottawa.

我们 wǒmen 全家 quán jiā 所有 suǒyǒu de 亲戚 qīnqi dōu lái 参加 cānjiā 祖父 zǔfù de 八十 bā shí suì 寿宴.

All our family came to our grandfather's eightieth birthday party.

Words with 寿 Shòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
寿 Shòu age shòu
寿命 shòumìng life span壽命
长寿 Cháng shòu longevity長壽
人寿保险 rén shòu bǎo xiǎn life insurance人壽保險
寿星 shòu xīng god of longevity壽星
寿险 shòu xiǎn life insurance壽險
寿司 shòu sī sushi壽司
祝寿 zhù shòu to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person)祝壽
寿终正寝 shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn to die of old age壽終正寢
延年益寿 yán nián yì shòu to make life longer延年益壽
寿衣 shòu yī burial clothes壽衣
折寿 zhé shòu to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)折壽
万寿无疆 wàn shòu wú jiāng long may you live萬壽無疆
高寿 gāo shòu longevity高壽
寿辰 shòu chén birthday (of an old person)壽辰
寿光 Shòu guāng Shouguang county level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊 Wéi fāng [Wéi​fāng], Shandong壽光
延寿 Yán shòu to extend life延壽
福寿 fú shòu happiness and longevity福壽
寿比南山 shòu bǐ Nán Shān Long may you live!壽比南山
寿面 shòu miàn birthday noodles (for longevity)壽麵

寿 Shòu Decomposition & Compounds

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寿 Shòu Decomposition

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寿 Shòu Compounds

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