shòu
Traditional: 壽
寿 (shòu) is a Chinese word meaning “long life; old age; age”.
Meanings
- 1long life
- 2old age
- 3age
- 4life
- 5birthday
- 6funerary
Related words
寿surname Shou人寿保险life insurance寿命life span长寿longevity长寿see 長壽區|长寿区[Chang2 shou4 Qu1]寿星god of longevity寿险life insurance (abbr. for 人壽保險|人寿保险[ren2 shou4 bao3 xian3])大寿(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)寿衣burial clothes寿终正寝to die of old age折寿to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)延年益寿(idiom) to prolong life; to extend lifespan