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Information of 寿

Pinyinshòu

Radical

寸

Strokes

7 strokes

Usage

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Definition

(long) life

寿 shòu 1. 年岁，生命: long life; longevity - 例如: 寿命, 寿终, 寿险 (人寿保险: life insurance), 寿终正寝, 延年益寿. 2. 活得长久: to live long - 例如: 寿考 (referring to longevity), 寿民, 寿星. 3. 生日: birthday - 例如: 寿辰, 寿礼, 寿序 (祝寿文章: birthday wishes or essays), 寿筵. 4. 祝人长寿: to wish someone longevity - 例如: “起为太上皇寿”. 5. 婉辞，指为死后作准备，或死后才用的: a euphemism referring to preparations made for after death or things used only after death - 例如: 寿衣, 寿穴, 寿材. 6. 姓: a surname. **Meaning Summary** 寿 - shòu (as a noun) 1. 年寿，寿限: age; life. 2. 出生日，出生的那一天，亦指生日庆祝: birthday. 3. 姓: surname. **Meaning Summary** 寿 - shòu (as a verb) 1. 使之长寿: to get longevity. 2. 祝寿; 祝福: to toast; to bless. Often refers to toasting someone with wine for longevity. 3. 向人献物以祝人长寿: to present something to another in wishes of longevity. Examples: 寿翁 (an old man of longevity; often refers to a birthday celebrant) 寿人 (a person of advanced age) 寿岂 (long and happy life) 寿域 (a realm of longevity; metaphor for a peaceful and prosperous era) 寿发 (hair that grows back after falling out in old age) 寿夭有定 (superstition that a person's lifespan is predetermined). 引自: 1. 《说文》: 寿，久也. 2. 《韩非子·显学》: 寿命也. 3. 《老子》: 死而不忘者寿. 4. 《诗·小雅·天保》: 如南山之寿. 典故: 如: 寿元 (寿命), 延年益寿 (to prolong life), 寿年 (age), 寿具 (coffin), 寿夭 (short lifespan). 亦指事物存在或有效使用的期限. 例: "席寿三年" (the lifespan of a seat is three years). Examples of verbs: 1. 寿国 (to prolong a nation’s life). 2. 寿子 (to ensure a son's longevity). 3. 寿宴 (a feast for wishing longevity). 献物的例子: 对他人献上礼物以祝愿长寿. 如: "请以赵十五城为秦王寿".

寿命 shòu mìng

life span / life expectancy / lifetime (of a machine)

寿终正寝 shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn

to die of old age / to die in one's bed at a ripe old age

长寿 cháng shòu

longevity / ability to live long / long lived

大寿 dà shòu

(polite) birthday making the beginning of new decade of life for an older person, especially over 50 years old (e.g. 60th or 70th birthday)

寿兴国 shòu xīng guó

Shou Xingguo

拜寿 bài shòu

congratulate an elderly person on his birthday / offer birthday felicitations

人寿 rén shòu

life insurance

人寿保险 rén shòu bǎo xiǎn

life insurance

寿县 Shòu xiàn

Shou county in Lu'an 六安[Lu4 an1], Anhui

寿险 shòu xiǎn

life insurance / abbr. for 人壽保險|人寿保险

万寿无疆 wàn shòu wú jiāng

may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom) / long may you live

寿衣 shòu yī

burial clothes

延年益寿 yán nián yì shòu

to make life longer / to promise longevity / (this product will) extend your life

寿桃 shòu táo

(myth.) peaches of immortality, kept by Xi Wangmu / fresh or confectionery peaches offered as a birthday gift

福寿 fú shòu

happiness and longevity

中田英寿 zhōng tián yīng shòu

Hidetoshi Nakata

寿限 shòu xiàn

lifetime / length of life

寿宴 shòu yàn

birthday banquet

永寿 Yǒng shòu

Yongshou County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi

寿诞 shòu dàn

birthday

寿筵 shòu yán

birthday banquet

Input Method for 寿

Pinyinshou4

Wubi

dtfu

Cangjie

qkdi

Zhengma

cids

Four Corner

50340

Unicode

U+5bff

Same Pronunciation Characters

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Same Radical Characters

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