寿

shòu = sh + ou4
long life / old age / age / life / birthday / funerary / a surname
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How to pronounce 寿

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ou4 final

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

寿 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

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

chóu = ch + ou2
arable fields / cultivated field / class / category
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chóu = ch + ou2
chip (in gambling) / token (for counting) / ticket / to prepare / to plan / to raise (funds) / resource / means
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chóu = ch + ou2
chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket / to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds) / resource; way; means
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Words with 寿

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longevity / ability to live long / long lived
god of longevity / elderly person whose birthday is being celebrated
life insurance / abbr. for 人壽保險|人寿保险

Sentences with 寿

寿 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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寿
shòu

long life / old age / age / life / birthday / funerary / a surname

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