1. 壽

壽

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  • 1613th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 65 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
壽→
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2Radical
壽→
士scholar㇖N/A工work一one口mouth寸thumb
3Graphical
壽→
一丨一㇖一丨一一口𠂇亅丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shòu (Shou4)surname Shou
2. shòu (shou4)long life • old age • age • life • birthday • funerary

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 壽 shòu (shou4)The component 士 is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 壽 shòu (shou4)The component 口 is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

壽 also appears in:
禱籌鑄醻譸軇

Example Words

Common

寿司 (壽司)
寿命 (壽命)
寿星 (壽星)
长寿 (長壽)

Uncommon

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)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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