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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

李延寿
lǐ yán shòu

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

万寿无疆
wàn shòu wú jiāng

may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom)

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

小寿星
xiǎo shòu xīng

child whose birthday is being celebrated

寿喜烧
shòu xǐ shāo

sukiyaki

寿糕
shòu gāo

birthday cake

人寿保险
rén shòu bǎo xiǎn

life insurance

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

寿衣
shòu yī

burial clothes

永寿县
yǒng shòu xiàn

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

寿终
shòu zhōng

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

仁寿
rén shòu

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

长寿
cháng shòu

Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

寿考
shòu kǎo

long life

灵寿县
líng shòu xiàn

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

夭寿
yāo shòu

to die young

回转寿司
huí zhuǎn shòu sī

conveyor belt sushi (restaurant)

寿桃
shòu táo

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

拜寿
bài shòu

congratulate an elderly person on his birthday

灵寿
líng shòu

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

汉寿县
hàn shòu xiàn

Hanshou county in Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan

寿筵
shòu yán

birthday banquet

寿王坟
shòu wáng fén

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

福寿绵长
fú shòu mián cháng

good luck and long life

折寿
zhé shòu

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

做寿
zuò shòu

to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person)

汉寿
hàn shòu

Hanshou county in Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan

平均寿命
píng jūn shòu mìng

life expectancy

福寿
fú shòu

happiness and longevity

寿数
shòu shu

predestined length of life

寿堂
shòu táng

mourning hall

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)

寿光
shòu guāng

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

寿司
shòu sī

sushi

仁寿县
rén shòu xiàn

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

人寿年丰
rén shòu nián fēng

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

祝寿
zhù shòu

to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person)

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]

寿宁
shòu níng

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

喜寿
xǐ shòu

77th birthday (honorific, archaic or Japanese term)

寿比南山
shòu bǐ nán shān

Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)

寿宁县
shòu níng xiàn

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

添福添寿
tiān fú tiān shòu

to increase luck and longevity

延年益寿
yán nián yì shòu

to make life longer

寿保险公司
shòu bǎo xiǎn gōng sī

life insurance company

寿阳县
shòu yáng xiàn

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

万寿山
wàn shòu shān

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

寿命不长
shòu mìng bù cháng

one's days are numbered

寿县
shòu xiàn

Shou county in Lu'an 六安[lù ān], Anhui

寿终正寝
shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn

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

无量寿
wú liàng shòu

boundless life (expression of good wishes)

寿面
shòu miàn

birthday noodles (for longevity)

寿险
shòu xiǎn

life insurance

寿王坟镇
shòu wáng fén zhèn

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

寿材
shòu cái

coffin

颐性养寿
yí xìng yǎng shòu

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

寿丰乡
shòu fēng xiāng

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

寿光市
shòu guāng shì

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

永寿
yǒng shòu

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

寿阳
shòu yáng

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

富贵寿考
fù guì shòu kǎo

rank, wealth, and long life

寿限
shòu xiàn

lifetime

延寿
yán shòu

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

寿带
shòu dài

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

阳寿
yáng shòu

predestined lifespan

延寿县
yán shòu xiàn

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

年寿
nián shòu

length of life

寿丰
shòu fēng

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

寿桃包
shòu táo bāo

longevity peach bun

寿命
shòu mìng

life span

高寿
gāo shòu

longevity

长寿区
cháng shòu qū

Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan