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寿
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Definitions
- 1. long life
- 2. age
- 3. life
- 4. birthday
- 5. funerary
Words Containing 寿
Li Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 and Northern Dynasties 北史
may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom)
giant Amazon snail (Ampullaria gigas spix) that has devastated rice paddies in China since its introduction in the 1980s
child whose birthday is being celebrated
sukiyaki
birthday cake
life insurance
to die (when one's predestined life span is up)
god of longevity
burial clothes
Yongshou County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi
(fig.) (of sth) to come to an end (after a long period of service)
Renshou County in Meishan 眉山市[méi shān shì], Sichuan
Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
long life
Lingshou county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
to die young
conveyor belt sushi (restaurant)
(myth.) peaches of immortality, kept by Xi Wangmu
congratulate an elderly person on his birthday
Lingshou county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
Hanshou county in Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan
birthday banquet
Shouwangfen town, in Chengde 承德市[chéng dé shì], Hebei
good luck and long life
to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)
to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person)
Hanshou county in Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan
life expectancy
happiness and longevity
predestined length of life
mourning hall
inarizushi (pouch of fried tofu typically filled with rice)
(bird species of China) Japanese paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata)
Shouguang, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[wéi fāng], Shandong
sushi
Renshou County in Meishan 眉山市[méi shān shì], Sichuan
long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society
to offer birthday congratulations (to an elderly person)
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]
Shouning county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[níng dé], Fujian
77th birthday (honorific, archaic or Japanese term)
Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
Shouning county in Ningde 寧德|宁德[níng dé], Fujian
to increase luck and longevity
to make life longer
life insurance company
Shouyang county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi
Longevity Hill in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[yí hé yuán], Beijing
one's days are numbered
Shou county in Lu'an 六安[lù ān], Anhui
(fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life
boundless life (expression of good wishes)
birthday noodles (for longevity)
life insurance
Shouwangfen town, in Chengde 承德市[chéng dé shì], Hebei
coffin
to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)
Shoufeng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan
Shouguang, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[wéi fāng], Shandong
Yongshou County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi
Shouyang county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi
rank, wealth, and long life
lifetime
Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang
(bird species of China) Asian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)
predestined lifespan
Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang
length of life
Shoufeng township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan
longevity peach bun
life span
longevity
Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan