| 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.i. & t. | (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. | |||||