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壽
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寿
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longevity

HSK 10
Abstract →Time
shòu
ジュ、ス、シュウ
ことぶき、ことぶ.く、ことほ.ぐ
수
The top component is a remnant of 老 (old). The origin of the bottom component is unclear.
Components
耂 old (top)+ ◎ characterless component =
壽 longevity
耂 Meaning component
lǎo old (top)
variant of radical 125
耂 is a component form of 老.
◎
characterless component
The meaning of this component is unclear.
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
壽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
寿 / 壽 [Shòu]
surname Shou
寿 / 壽 [shòu]
long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary
Japanese
寿 じゅ 同音

noun

  1. age; years
  2. longevity; long life
  3. congratulation; celebration; congratulatory gift
寿 、 壽 (old) ことぶき 同音

noun

  1. congratulations; felicitations; best wishes (written on envelopes containing monetary gifts, etc.)
  2. longevity; long life
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
壽 ことぶき
Kotobuki surname
壽 すさき
Susaki surname
壽 すざき
Suzaki surname
壽 としなが
Toshinaga surname
壽 ひさ
Hisa female given name
壽 ひさし
Hisashi given name
CHINESE WORDS (78)
寿命 [shòu​mìng] #15,453
life span
长寿 [Cháng​shòu] #15,859
Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
人寿保险 [rén​shòu​bǎo​xiǎn] #13,734
life insurance
寿星 [shòu​xīng] #16,031
god of longevity
寿险 [shòu​xiǎn] #30,835
life insurance
寿司 [shòu​sī] #11,581
sushi
祝寿 [zhù​shòu] #45,812
to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person)
寿终正寝 [shòu​zhōng​zhèng​qǐn] #39,059
to die of old age
延年益寿 [yán​nián​yì​shòu] #43,546
to make life longer
寿衣 [shòu​yī] #39,038
burial clothes
68 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
⭐ 寿司 [すし] #13,636
sushi
双六 [すごろく] #45,054
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track)
頌寿 [しょうじゅ]
celebration of longevity
KOREAN WORDS (6)
만수 #30,290
longevity
수명 #38,667
lifespan; lifetime
만수무강
long and healthy life
축수
wishing a long life
평균 수명
average life expectancy
희수
seventy-seven years of age