Read Edit View history Discussion 壽 shòu old age Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic component. 耂 represents the meaning and 𢏚 represents the sound. Later 口 and 又 were added for unknown purpose. Pinyin Separate values with commas shòu × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 寿 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 壽 Simp strokes 壽 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 壽 Simp strokes 壽 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 壽 Simp strokes 壽 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 壽 Simp strokes 壽 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 壽 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 321, 725 ], [ 363, 718 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614 509 610 515 Q 606 524 583 530 Q 573 533 480 509 Q 413 497 374 492 Q 346 488 366 475 Q 396 457 442 467 Q 449 470 460 470 L 507 479 Z", "M 507 423 L 507 479 C 507 509 460 500 460 470 L 460 414 C 460 384 507 393 507 423 Z", "M 460 414 Q 385 402 321 390 Q 303 386 323 370 Q 339 357 372 362 Q 531 386 648 399 Q 673 402 665 416 Q 655 432 628 438 Q 595 444 507 423 L 460 414 Z", "M 645 321 Q 699 339 919 320 Q 941 317 947 326 Q 954 339 942 350 Q 875 410 808 384 Q 771 375 727 369 Q 123 296 108 294 Q 102 295 98 294 Q 85 294 83 283 Q 83 271 101 258 Q 143 228 175 239 Q 301 288 623 319 L 645 321 Z", "M 252 190 Q 243 194 210 199 Q 200 202 196 197 Q 192 191 200 177 Q 225 132 243 58 Q 247 36 261 22 Q 277 3 282 17 Q 285 27 284 45 L 278 76 Q 263 143 261 166 C 259 188 259 188 252 190 Z", "M 405 94 Q 421 146 439 163 Q 460 185 440 198 Q 424 208 400 225 Q 382 235 340 212 Q 307 200 252 190 C 223 185 231 161 261 166 Q 264 166 344 182 Q 366 186 371 177 Q 377 173 370 147 Q 364 125 358 97 C 352 68 396 65 405 94 Z", "M 284 45 Q 288 45 296 46 Q 335 55 418 63 Q 428 64 428 73 Q 428 80 405 94 C 391 103 388 102 358 97 L 356 97 Q 311 84 278 76 C 249 69 254 43 284 45 Z", "M 697 195 Q 739 199 794 200 Q 830 197 839 206 Q 843 215 830 225 Q 785 258 735 241 Q 717 238 698 232 L 637 221 Q 636 222 634 221 Q 562 211 477 197 Q 461 196 473 182 Q 491 164 539 172 Q 582 184 633 189 Q 634 190 637 189 L 697 195 Z", "M 637 189 Q 641 39 628 19 Q 615 12 583 20 Q 570 21 552 21 Q 540 22 541 16 Q 542 9 553 0 Q 608 -43 643 -76 Q 655 -85 668 -69 Q 707 -11 699 93 Q 695 150 697 195 L 698 232 Q 698 239 699 246 Q 705 274 699 284 Q 683 308 645 321 C 625 329 625 329 623 319 Q 614 312 627 290 Q 636 269 637 221 L 637 189 Z", "M 503 79 Q 536 37 553 36 Q 563 36 569 49 Q 573 62 567 92 Q 558 113 501 125 Q 486 129 480 127 Q 476 123 476 111 Q 479 101 503 79 Z" ] } 14 strokes 壽 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 321, 725 ], [ 363, 718 ], [ 409, 722 ], [ 542, 747 ], [ 555, 755 ], [ 619, 769 ], [ 665, 768 ] ], [ 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366 475 Q 396 457 442 467 Q 449 470 460 470 L 507 479 Z", "M 507 423 L 507 479 C 507 509 460 500 460 470 L 460 414 C 460 384 507 393 507 423 Z", "M 460 414 Q 385 402 321 390 Q 303 386 323 370 Q 339 357 372 362 Q 531 386 648 399 Q 673 402 665 416 Q 655 432 628 438 Q 595 444 507 423 L 460 414 Z", "M 645 321 Q 699 339 919 320 Q 941 317 947 326 Q 954 339 942 350 Q 875 410 808 384 Q 771 375 727 369 Q 123 296 108 294 Q 102 295 98 294 Q 85 294 83 283 Q 83 271 101 258 Q 143 228 175 239 Q 301 288 623 319 L 645 321 Z", "M 252 190 Q 243 194 210 199 Q 200 202 196 197 Q 192 191 200 177 Q 225 132 243 58 Q 247 36 261 22 Q 277 3 282 17 Q 285 27 284 45 L 278 76 Q 263 143 261 166 C 259 188 259 188 252 190 Z", "M 405 94 Q 421 146 439 163 Q 460 185 440 198 Q 424 208 400 225 Q 382 235 340 212 Q 307 200 252 190 C 223 185 231 161 261 166 Q 264 166 344 182 Q 366 186 371 177 Q 377 173 370 147 Q 364 125 358 97 C 352 68 396 65 405 94 Z", "M 284 45 Q 288 45 296 46 Q 335 55 418 63 Q 428 64 428 73 Q 428 80 405 94 C 391 103 388 102 358 97 L 356 97 Q 311 84 278 76 C 249 69 254 43 284 45 Z", "M 697 195 Q 739 199 794 200 Q 830 197 839 206 Q 843 215 830 225 Q 785 258 735 241 Q 717 238 698 232 L 637 221 Q 636 222 634 221 Q 562 211 477 197 Q 461 196 473 182 Q 491 164 539 172 Q 582 184 633 189 Q 634 190 637 189 L 697 195 Z", "M 637 189 Q 641 39 628 19 Q 615 12 583 20 Q 570 21 552 21 Q 540 22 541 16 Q 542 9 553 0 Q 608 -43 643 -76 Q 655 -85 668 -69 Q 707 -11 699 93 Q 695 150 697 195 L 698 232 Q 698 239 699 246 Q 705 274 699 284 Q 683 308 645 321 C 625 329 625 329 623 319 Q 614 312 627 290 Q 636 269 637 221 L 637 189 Z", "M 503 79 Q 536 37 553 36 Q 563 36 569 49 Q 573 62 567 92 Q 558 113 501 125 Q 486 129 480 127 Q 476 123 476 111 Q 479 101 503 79 Z" ] } 14 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 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