shòu xīng

Traditional: 壽星

寿星 (shòu xīng) is a Chinese word meaning “god of longevity; elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated”.

Meanings

  1. 1god of longevity
  2. 2elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated

Characters in 寿星

寿shòu · long life星xīng · star

Related words

星期week明星star; celebrity星star星球celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body卫星(aerospace) satellite外星人space alien; extraterrestrial星星(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky星期五Friday星期六Saturday星期天Sunday星期一Monday星系see 恆星系|恒星系[heng2 xing1 xi4]

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