Dong Chinese dictionary

shòu

old age

Phonosemantic component. 耂 represents the meaning and 𢏚 represents the sound. Later 口 and 又 were added for unknown purpose.

Components

耂 Meaning component

lǎo

old

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 耂 than it was in ancient scripts.

𢏚 Sound component

chóu

plowed field

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 𢏚 than it was in ancient scripts.

口 Unknown component

kǒu

mouth

又 Unknown component

yòu

(hand), again

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

寿 (壽)

shòu

old age, long life; lifespan; long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary

寿 (壽)

Shòu

surname Shou

Most common words with 壽

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	寿	age
	寿命	life span
	长寿	longevity
	人寿保险	life insurance
	寿星	god of longevity

Component uses

Sound component in 9 characters (0 verified)

Sources

MTSU Chinese text computing

漢語多功能字庫

張世超《金文形義通解》p.2103

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Word

Meaning