Chinese Character 寿 Meanings and components.

Form

寿

Meaning

寿 meaning[3] in English

Surname Shou.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 寿 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are luxuriant (丰) , and a unit of … (寸)

Its radical[1] is: 寸 (cun4) which means: A Unit Of Length, Inch, Thumb, .寸cun4a unit …

In cangjie it is written with QKDI

How to write 寿

To write寿shou4surname Shou you should write a combination of 丰feng1luxuriant , 寸cun4a unit … arranged in a + shape:

丰 + 寸 = 寿

寿 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 寿 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 寿, looks as follow:

寿
Pinyin:shou4 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Surname Shou
丰
Pinyin:feng1 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Luxuriant . Buxom . Variant Of 豐|丰[Feng1] . Variant Of 風|风[Feng1] . Appearance . Charm
寸
Pinyin:cun4
Meaning[3]: A Unit Of Length . Inch . Thumb

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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