寿

shòu

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Definitions

  1. 1. long life
  2. 2. age
  3. 3. life
  4. 4. birthday
  5. 5. funerary

Words Containing 寿

寿司
shòu sī

sushi

寿命
shòu mìng

life span

长寿
cháng shòu

Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

人寿保险
rén shòu bǎo xiǎn

life insurance

人寿年丰
rén shòu nián fēng

long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society

仁寿
rén shòu

Renshou County in Meishan 眉山市[méi shān shì], Sichuan

仁寿县
rén shòu xiàn

Renshou County in Meishan 眉山市[méi shān shì], Sichuan

做寿
zuò shòu

to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person)

喜寿
xǐ shòu

77th birthday (honorific, archaic or Japanese term)

寿保险公司
shòu bǎo xiǎn gōng sī

life insurance company

寿光
shòu guāng

Shouguang, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[wéi fāng], Shandong

寿光市
shòu guāng shì

Shouguang, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[wéi fāng], Shandong

寿命不长
shòu mìng bù cháng

one's days are numbered

寿喜烧
shòu xǐ shāo

sukiyaki

寿堂
shòu táng

mourning hall

寿宁
shòu níng

Shouning county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[níng dé], Fujian

寿宁县
shòu níng xiàn

Shouning county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[níng dé], Fujian

寿带
shòu dài

(bird species of China) Asian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)

寿数
shòu shu

predestined length of life

寿数已尽
shòu shù yǐ jǐn

to die (when one's predestined life span is up)

寿星
shòu xīng

god of longevity

寿材
shòu cái

coffin

寿桃
shòu táo

(myth.) peaches of immortality, kept by Xi Wangmu

寿桃包
shòu táo bāo

longevity peach bun

寿比南山
shòu bǐ nán shān

Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)

寿王坟
shòu wáng fén

Shouwangfen town, in Chengde 承德市[chéng dé shì], Hebei

寿王坟镇
shòu wáng fén zhèn

Shouwangfen town, in Chengde 承德市[chéng dé shì], Hebei

寿筵
shòu yán

birthday banquet

寿糕
shòu gāo

birthday cake

寿终
shòu zhōng

(fig.) (of sth) to come to an end (after a long period of service)

寿终正寝
shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn

(fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life

寿县
shòu xiàn

Shou county in Lu'an 六安[lù ān], Anhui

寿考
shòu kǎo

long life

寿衣
shòu yī

burial clothes

寿丰
shòu fēng

Shoufeng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan

寿丰乡
shòu fēng xiāng

Shoufeng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan

寿限
shòu xiàn

lifetime

寿阳
shòu yáng

Shouyang county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi

寿阳县
shòu yáng xiàn

Shouyang county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi

寿险
shòu xiǎn

life insurance

寿面
shòu miàn

birthday noodles (for longevity)

夭寿
yāo shòu

to die young

富贵寿考
fù guì shòu kǎo

rank, wealth, and long life

小寿星
xiǎo shòu xīng

child whose birthday is being celebrated

平均寿命
píng jūn shòu mìng

life expectancy

年寿
nián shòu

length of life

延寿
yán shòu

Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

延寿县
yán shòu xiàn

Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

延年益寿
yán nián yì shòu

to make life longer

折寿
zhé shòu

to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)

拜寿
bài shòu

congratulate an elderly person on his birthday

李延寿
lǐ yán shòu

Li Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 and Northern Dynasties 北史

永寿
yǒng shòu

Yongshou County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi

永寿县
yǒng shòu xiàn

Yongshou County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi

添福添寿
tiān fú tiān shòu

to increase luck and longevity

汉寿
hàn shòu

Hanshou county in Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan

汉寿县
hàn shòu xiàn

Hanshou county in Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan

无量寿
wú liàng shòu

boundless life (expression of good wishes)

祝寿
zhù shòu

to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person)

福寿
fú shòu

happiness and longevity

福寿绵长
fú shòu mián cháng

good luck and long life

福寿螺
fú shòu luó

giant Amazon snail (Ampullaria gigas spix) that has devastated rice paddies in China since its introduction in the 1980s

稻荷寿司
dào hè shòu sī

inarizushi (pouch of fried tofu typically filled with rice)

紫寿带
zǐ shòu dài

(bird species of China) Japanese paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata)

万寿山
wàn shòu shān

Longevity Hill in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[yí hé yuán], Beijing

万寿无疆
wàn shòu wú jiāng

may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom)

回转寿司
huí zhuǎn shòu sī

conveyor belt sushi (restaurant)

长寿区
cháng shòu qū

Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

陈寿
chén shòu

Chen Shou (233-297), Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[xī jìn] historian, author of History of the Three Kingdoms 三國志|三国志[sān guó zhì]

阳寿
yáng shòu

predestined lifespan

灵寿
líng shòu

Lingshou county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei

灵寿县
líng shòu xiàn

Lingshou county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei

颐性养寿
yí xìng yǎng shòu

to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)

高寿
gāo shòu

longevity