shòu

寿

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  • 1

    n.life; age

    • cháng shòu

      寿

      long life

    • rén shòu nián fēng

      寿

      The land yields good harvests and the people enjoy good health.

    • yán nián yì shòu

      寿

      calculated to prolong one's life

  • 2

    n.(usually of elderly people) birthday

    • dà jiā yī qǐ zhù shòu

      大家一起寿

      Everyone congratulates the birthday.

    • mā ma zuò le wǎn shòu miàn

      妈妈寿

      Mother made a bowl of birthday noodles.

    • míng tiān wǒ nǎi nai zuò shòu

      明天奶奶寿

      Tomorrow is my grandmother's birthday.

  • 3

    adj.(of life) long; longevity

    • fú shòu

      寿

      good fortune and long life

  • 4

    n.euphfunerary; prepared before one's death

    • shòu mù

      寿

      coffin

    • shòu bèi

      寿

      shroud

    • shòu yī

      寿

      burial clothes

  • 5

    n.Shou, a surname

Words and phrases with 寿

  • 寿诞
    [word]same as 寿辰
  • 寿联
    [word]birthday couplets/scrolls
  • 寿桃
    [word]a fresh peach traditionally offered as a birthday present to encourage longevity; peach-shaped birthday cake
  • 寿险
    [word]life insurance
  • 寿数
    [word]age
  • 寿幛
    [word]birthday banner
  • 寿山石
    [word]agalmatolite
  • 寿器
    [word]coffin often bought and kept before one dies
  • 寿星
    [word]the god of longevity; person whose birthday is being celebrated
  • 寿终正寝
    [idiom]die of old age; perish
  • 寿比南山
    [idiom]may you live as long as the Southern Mountains
  • 寿山福海
    [idiom]happiness is as deep as the sea
  • 寿满天年
    [idiom]die a natural death
  • 寿陵失步
    [idiom]study from others on halfway, lost somebody's own strongness

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