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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shòu | shou4
English translation
old age, longevity; lifespan

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About 壽 shòu

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

壽 shòu

Contains the radical

士 Shì

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

Ancient form of 老 lǎo

Etymology of 壽 shòu

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿳⿳士乛工一吋

Explanation

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

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Words with 壽 shòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
寿 Shòu age壽 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

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