Chinese Character Wiki

壽

shòu

old age

The top component is a remnant of 老 (old). The origin of the bottom component is unclear.

Components
耂 meaning component

耂  Meaning component

lǎo, chǔ

  

old, paper mulberry

耂 is a component form of 老.

◎ unknown component

◎  Unknown component

  

characterless component

The meaning of this component is unclear.

Evolution

壽 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
壽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
壽 Clerical script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
壽 Regular script Modern

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)

籌 濤 禱 鑄 疇 燾 躊 幬 檮

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*[N-t]uʔ

dzyuwX

shòu

longevity

*[N-t]uʔ-s

dzyuwH

shòu

longevity


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 6.5513% of movies

2182nd most common character in movies

1615th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

14

Simplified

寿

Unicode

U+58FD

Shuowen

“壽，久也。从老省，聲。”


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