1. 寿

寿

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  1. 寿 is the 1613th most frequent character.
  2. 寿 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 寿 appears as a character in 41 words.
  4. 寿 appears as a component in 10 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
寿 => 丰, 寸
Radical :
寿 => 一 (one), 二 (two), 丨 (line), 寸 (thumb)
Graphical :
寿 => 一, 二, 丨, 𠂇, 亅, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shou4 - surname Shou
  2. shou4 - long life/old age/age/life/birthday/funerary

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 寿 (shou4): The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

寿司 (壽司)
寿命 (壽命)
寿星 (壽星)
长寿 (長壽)

Medium Frequency

寿光 (壽光)
寿比南山 (壽比南山)
寿终正寝 (壽終正寢)
寿面 (壽麵)
延寿 (延壽)
延年益寿 (延年益壽)
祝寿 (祝壽)
高寿 (高壽)

Appears In:

寿 also appears in:
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.