寿

shòu

“Long life” in Chinese is 寿 (shòu).

Other characters with the syllable shou: see all 10 →

Meaning

long life
old age
age

Show 4 more meanings

life
birthday
funerary
surname Shou

Example

一些人用手吃寿司。

Some people eat sushi with their hands.

From 寿司 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 寿

长寿chángshòulongevityHSK 5 寿司shòusīsushiHSK 5 寿命shòumìnglife spanHSK 7-9

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