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寿

shòu

old age, longevity; lifespan

💡 Ideographic: Altered form of 老
HSK 5 7 strokes Common (16%)
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Component Breakdown

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丰
fēng
abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty
寸
cùn
inch; small, tiny
⿸丰寸 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

fēng
丰
abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty
📷 Pictographic: An ear of grass
4 strokes HSK 4
cùn
寸
inch; small, tiny
💡 Ideographic: A hand with a dot indicating where the pulse can be felt, about an inch up the wrist
3 strokes HSK 6

Words Using 寿 (77)

shòumìng
寿命 ↗
HSK 5
life span / life expectancy
Shòu
寿 ↗
surname Shou
shòu
寿 ↗
long life / old age / age / life / birthday / funerary
Chángshòu
长寿 ↗
Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
chángshòu
长寿 ↗
longevity / ability to live long / long lived
shòuxiǎn
寿险 ↗
life insurance / abbr. for [[人壽保險|人寿保险]]
shòuzhōng
寿终 ↗
to die of old age / to live to a ripe old age / (fig.) (of sth) to come to an end (after a long period of service)
xǐshòu
喜寿 ↗
77th birthday (honorific, archaic or Japanese term)
zuòshòu
做寿 ↗
to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person)
rénshòuniánfēng
人寿年丰 ↗
long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society / prosperity
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