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壽 = 士 + 乛 + 工 + 一 + 吋

壽 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “old age”. It is built from 士 (scholar), 乛 (kwukyel), 工 (labor), 一 (one) and 吋 (english inch (寸 can be either an english or chinese inch)). It appears as a component in 25 other characters in this index.

Keyword
old age
Pinyin (Mandarin)
shòu
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
old age, long life, долгая жизнь, старость, long life
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
壽 longevity (old)

Decomposition

ids

  1. 士 scholar
  2. 乛 kwukyel
  3. 工 labor
  4. 一 one
  5. 吋 english inch (寸 can be either an english or chinese inch)

Characters that contain 壽

How to find 壽 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “scholar” + “kwukyel” + “labor”. 壽 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 壽 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.