The Chinese character【壽】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes health or blessing. It is mainly used for the following meanings:
Longevity or life. Explanation: (1) Long life. Such as: “Good fortune and longevity”, “Long life and good harvest”. (2) Age and life. Such as: “life span”, “live a long life”, “longevity”, “long life”, “die of old age”, “live as long as the Southern Mountains”. (3)Birthday. Such as: “celebrate birthday”, “birthday”, “birthday star”, “birthday celebration”. (4) Related to birthdays. For example: “longevity peach”, “longevity noodles”. (5) Used for embalming the dead. Such as: “funeral supplies”, “funeral clothes”.
Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.
Mandarin Pinyin of 【壽】:shòu
Cantonese Jyutping of 【壽】:sau6
Here’s an overview of the essential details about the character 【壽】︰
Here are some situations where you can use【壽】, for example:Describe health or blessings , It means mainly longevity or life.Due to the depth of Chinese characters, certain intricate meanings and specialized applications might not be entirely expressed in this context.
【壽】is an individual word that merges with others to generate specific phrases, for example【長壽、祝壽】(Mandarin Pinyin:zhǎng shòu 、zhù shòu/ Cantonese Jyutping:coeng4 sau6 、zuk1 sau6)
This character is written with 14 strokes,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,This sentence serves as an example of how to use this character.:
大家為老人舉辦了壽宴祝壽。
Everyone held a birthday party for the old man.
May you discover the joy of learning Chinese and deepen your understanding along the way. Feel free to browse through the details at your own pace.
