寿

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Translingual [edit]

simpl. 寿
trad.

Etymology [edit]

Simplified from

Han character [edit]

寿 (radical 41 +4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 手大木戈 (QKDI))

  1. old age, long life
  2. lifespan

References [edit]

  • KangXi: not present, would follow page 294, character 2
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7419
  • Dae Jaweon: page 581, character 13
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 504, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+5BFF

Cantonese [edit]

Hanzi [edit]

寿 (traditional , jyutping sau6, Yale sau6)


Japanese [edit]

Noun [edit]

寿 (hiragana ことぶき, romaji kotobuki)

  1. congratulations, felicitation, celebration, greetings
  2. congratulations!, long life!

Kanji [edit]

寿 (common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings [edit]

Proper noun [edit]

寿 (hiragana ひさし, romaji Hisashi)

  1. A male given name

Compounds [edit]


Korean [edit]

Hanja [edit]

寿 (hangeul , revised su, McCune-Reischauer su, Yale swu)


Mandarin [edit]

Hanzi [edit]

寿 (traditional , pinyin shòu (shou4), Wade-Giles shou4)

Compounds [edit]