Mnemonic comic for 寿

Translation

shòu = sh + ou4: long life / old age / age / life / birthday / funerary / a surname

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: 寿桃包, a longevity peach bun.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) wants to have a long life, so he decided to just stay in a golden cage (丰) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4) and has someone bring him longevity peach buns (寿) every now and then. Every time he gets his snack he gives the person the thumbs up (寸).

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寿 character breakdown

fēng = f + (e)ng1
luxuriant / buxom / variant of 豐|丰[feng1] / variant of 風|风[feng1] / appearance / charm
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cùn = cu + (e)n4
a unit of length / inch / thumb
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fēng = f + (e)ng1
abundant / plentiful / fertile / plump / great
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Characters with 寿 as component

chóu = ch + ou2
zhù = zhu + Ø4
Japanese variant of 鑄|铸
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Words with 寿

one's days are numbered / not to have long to live (often fig.)
Shouguang, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[Wei2 fang1], Shandong
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