壽 | 169A30 11.00 | 部居 | 畫數 14 | ㄕㄡˋ [shou4] . [Var. 壽; pop. ] | ||||||||
N | (1) Age of person: 壽命 [shou4ming4]↓; 長壽 longevity; 壽比南山 formula of birthday congratulations (“may you live as long as the southern mountain”--allu.); 以介眉壽 (AC) to pray for long life; 壽終正寢 pass away peacefully; 人壽保險 life insurance. (2) Birthday celebration: 壽誕,壽辰 [shou4dan4], [shou4chen2]↓; 壽酒,壽麵 birthday wine, noodles; 壽桃 [shou4tao2]↓; 壽星,壽婆 [shou4xing1], [shou4po2]↓; 祝壽,上壽 to drink a toast to long life. (3) Burial or having to do with burial: 壽板,壽器,壽衣 [shou4ban3], [shou4qi4], [shou4yi1]↓. (4) A surname. | |||||||||||
V | (1) To toast to one's long life: 祝壽,為某人祝壽 ditto. (2) To bring long life and blessings to people: 壽世 (said of doctors); 壽民 (AC) to bring benefits to the people. | |||||||||||
Words | 1.壽板 [shou4ban3], n., coffin. 2.壽辰 [shou4chen2], n., birthday: 五十壽辰 fiftieth birthday. 3.壽器 [shou4qi4], n., (euphem.) coffin, oft. bought and kept during one's lifetime. 4.壽誕 [shou4dan4], n., birthday anniversary. 5.壽紀 [shou4ji4], n., person's age. 6.壽豈 [shou4kai3], adj., (AC) enjoying long life and happiness (豈 u.f. 愷 happiness, harmony). 7.壽考 [shou4kao3], n., long life. 8.壽命 [shou4ming4], n., person's life span: 壽命不長 (will) die young. 9.壽母 [shou4mu3], n., (AC) aged mother. 10.壽屏 [shou4ping2], n., birthday scrolls on which are written congratulatory messages or poems; a folding screen, engraved with many forms of the letter 壽. 11.壽婆 [shou4po2], n., wife of 壽星 [shou4xing1]↓. 12.壽險 [shou4xian3], n., short for 人壽保險 life insurance. 13.壽星 [shou4xing1], n., (1) (court.) person whose birthday is being celebrated; (2) the god of longevity (sp. pr. [shou4xing0]) (also called 壽星老兒) distinguished by having abnormally high forehead. 14.壽數 [shou4shu4], n., person's destined age. 15.壽穴 [shou4xUe4], n., graveyard built during one's lifetime. 16.壽序 [shou1xU4], n., (LL) message of congratulations on birthday. 17.壽算 [shou1suan4], n., see [shou4shu4]↑. 18.壽桃 [shou4tao2], n., birthday peach; peach-colored breadroll associated with birthday dinner. 19.壽頭 [shou4tou2], n., (Shanghai dial.) a nitwit, a sucker. 20.壽材 [shou4cai2], n., coffin made during one's lifetime. 21.壽藏 [shou4zang4], n., (AC) graveyard, see [shou4xUe4]↑. 22.壽文 [shou4wen2], n., message of birthday congratulations. 23.壽衣 [shou4yi1], n., burial costume prepared during lifetime. 24.壽域 [shou4yU4], n., (LL) burial place. |