Usage of the character 寿
shòu
寿
[壽]
- long life
- old age
- age
- life
- birthday
- funerary
Shòu
寿
[壽]
- surname Shou
shòutáo
寿桃
[壽桃]
- (myth.) peaches of immortality, kept by Xi Wangmu
- fresh or confectionery peaches offered as a birthday gift
yángshòu
阳寿
[陽壽]
- predestined lifespan
Yánshòu
延寿
[延壽]
- Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn), Heilongjiang
- to extend life
Shòuguāng
寿光
[壽光]
- Shouguang, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊／潍坊 ( Wéifāng), Shandong
shòuzhōng
寿终
[壽終]
- 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)
shòumìng
寿命
[壽命]
- life span
- life expectancy
- lifetime (of a machine)
dàshòu
大寿
[大壽]
- (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)
Rénshòu
仁寿
[仁壽]
- Renshou County in Meishan 眉山市 ( Méishān Shì), Sichuan
fúshòu
福寿
[福壽]
- happiness and longevity
Shòufēng
寿丰
[壽豐]
- Shoufeng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣／花莲县 ( Huālián Xiàn), east Taiwan
shòuyī
寿衣
[壽衣]
- burial clothes
bàishòu
拜寿
[拜壽]
- congratulate an elderly person on his birthday
- offer birthday felicitations
Shòuníng
寿宁
[壽寧]
- Shouning county in Ningde 寧德／宁德 ( Níngdé), Fujian
Shòu Xiàn
寿县
[壽縣]
- Shou County or Shouxian, a county in Huainan 淮南 ( Huáinán), Anhui
Shòuyáng
寿阳
[壽陽]
- Shouyang county in Jinzhong 晉中／晋中 ( Jìnzhōng), Shanxi
shòutáng
寿堂
[壽堂]
- mourning hall
- a hall for a birthday celebration
shòumiàn
寿面
[壽麵]
- birthday noodles (for longevity)
shòulǐ
寿礼
[壽禮]
- birthday present (for an old person)
Chén Shòu
陈寿
[陳壽]
- Chen Shou (233-297), Western Jin dynasty 西晉／西晋 ( Xī Jìn) historian, author of History of the Three Kingdoms 三國志／三国志 ( Sānguózhì)
gāoshòu
高寿
[高壽]
- longevity
- venerable age
- your venerable age?
xǐshòu
喜寿
[喜壽]
- 77th birthday (honorific, archaic or Japanese term)
zuòshòu
做寿
[做壽]
- to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person)
yāoshòu
夭寿
[夭壽]
- to die young
- (Tw) (curse word) drop dead
- go to hell
- (literary) short life and long life
Yǒngshòu
永寿
[永壽]
- Yongshou County in Xianyang 咸陽／咸阳 ( Xiányáng), Shaanxi
Hànshòu
汉寿
[漢壽]
- Hanshou county in Changde 常德 ( Chángdé), Hunan
chángshòu
长寿
[長壽]
- longevity
- long-lived
shòushu
寿数
[壽數]
- predestined length of life
shòuyán
寿筵
[壽筵]
- birthday banquet
Chángshòu
长寿
[長壽]
- Changshou, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)
shòugāo
寿糕
[壽糕]
- birthday cake
shòusī
寿司
[壽司]
- sushi
shòuxīng
寿星
[壽星]
- god of longevity
- elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated
shòucái
寿材
[壽材]
- coffin
zhéshòu
折寿
[折壽]
- to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)
shòuchén
寿辰
[壽辰]
- birthday (of an old person)
zhùshòu
祝寿
[祝壽]
- to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person)
shòuxiǎn
寿险
[壽險]
- life insurance
- abbr. for 人壽保險／人寿保险
niánshòu
年寿
[年壽]
- length of life
- life span
Língshòu
灵寿
[靈壽]
- Lingshou county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊／石家庄 ( Shíjiāzhuāng), Hebei
shòuxiàn
寿限
[壽限]
- lifetime
- length of life
zuòshòu
作寿
[作壽]
- variant of 做壽／做寿 (zuòshòu)
shòukǎo
寿考
[壽考]
- long life
- life span
shòudài
寿带
[壽帶]
- (bird species of China) Asian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)
Wúliàngshòu
无量寿
[無量壽]
- boundless life (expression of good wishes)
- Amitayus, the Buddha of measureless life, good fortune and wisdom
Chángshòu Qū
长寿区
[長壽區]
- Changshou, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)
Shòuwángfén
寿王坟
[壽王墳]
- Shouwangfen town, in Chengde 承德市 ( Chéngdéshì), Hebei
Yǒngshòu Xiàn
永寿县
[永壽縣]
- Yongshou County in Xianyang 咸陽／咸阳 ( Xiányáng), Shaanxi
Rénshòu Xiàn
仁寿县
[仁壽縣]
- Renshou County in Meishan 眉山市 ( Méishān Shì), Sichuan
Yánshòuxiàn
延寿县
[延壽縣]
- Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn), Heilongjiang
fúshòuluó
福寿螺
[福壽螺]
- giant Amazon snail (Ampullaria gigas spix) that has devastated rice paddies in China since its introduction in the 1980s
Shòufēngxiāng
寿丰乡
[壽豐鄉]
- Shoufeng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣／花莲县 ( Huālián Xiàn), east Taiwan
shòuxǐshāo
寿喜烧
[壽喜燒]
- sukiyaki
Shòuguāngshì
寿光市
[壽光市]
- Shouguang, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊／潍坊 ( Wéifāng), Shandong
Hànshòuxiàn
汉寿县
[漢壽縣]
- Hanshou county in Changde 常德 ( Chángdé), Hunan
Língshòuxiàn
灵寿县
[靈壽縣]
- Lingshou county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊／石家庄 ( Shíjiāzhuāng), Hebei
Shòuyángxiàn
寿阳县
[壽陽縣]
- Shouyang county in Jinzhong 晉中／晋中 ( Jìnzhōng), Shanxi
Wànshòushān
万寿山
[萬壽山]
- Longevity Hill in the Summer Palace 頤和園／颐和园 ( Yíhéyuán), Beijing
xiǎoshòuxīng
小寿星
[小壽星]
- child whose birthday is being celebrated
- birthday boy
- birthday girl
Lǐ Yánshòu
李延寿
[李延壽]
- Li Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 and Northern Dynasties 北史
Shòuníngxiàn
寿宁县
[壽寧縣]
- Shouning county in Ningde 寧德／宁德 ( Níngdé), Fujian
zǐshòudài
紫寿带
[紫壽帶]
- (bird species of China) Japanese paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata)
wànshòujú
万寿菊
[萬壽菊]
- Aztec or African marigold (Tagetes erecta)
shòutáobāo
寿桃包
[壽桃包]
- longevity peach bun
- birthday peach bun
tiānfútiānshòu
添福添寿
[添福添壽]
- to increase luck and longevity
shòubǐ Nán Shān
寿比南山
[壽比南山]
- Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
- Long may you live!
huízhuǎnshòusī
回转寿司
[迴轉壽司]
- conveyor belt sushi (restaurant)
rénshòubǎoxiǎn
人寿保险
[人壽保險]
- life insurance
fúshòumiáncháng
福寿绵长
[福壽綿長]
- good luck and long life
shòushùyǐjǐn
寿数已尽
[壽數已盡]
- to die (when one's predestined life span is up)
yíxìngyǎngshòu
颐性养寿
[頤性養壽]
- to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)
fùguìshòukǎo
富贵寿考
[富貴壽考]
- rank, wealth, and long life
shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn
寿终正寝
[壽終正寢]
- to die of old age
- to die in one's bed at a ripe old age
- (fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life
rénshòuniánfēng
人寿年丰
[人壽年豐]
- long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society
- prosperity
dàohèshòusī
稻荷寿司
[稻荷壽司]
- inarizushi (pouch of fried tofu typically filled with rice)
wànshòuwújiāng
万寿无疆
[萬壽無疆]
- may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom)
- long may you live
shòumìngbùcháng
寿命不长
[壽命不長]
- one's days are numbered
- not to have long to live (often fig.)
Shòuwángfénzhèn
寿王坟镇
[壽王墳鎮]
- Shouwangfen town, in Chengde 承德市 ( Chéngdéshì), Hebei
yánniányìshòu
延年益寿
[延年益壽]
- to make life longer
- to promise longevity
- (this product will) extend your life
píngjūnshòumìng
平均寿命
[平均壽命]
- life expectancy
shòubǎoxiǎngōngsī
寿保险公司
[壽保險公司]
- life insurance company