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寿
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| long life, old age, birthday
shòu
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寿
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寸
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Left: var. of hand 手, right: skillful hand 寸
Two hands congratulate and wish: a long life. (And: Two hands are needed to roll sushi 寿司.)
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涛
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| big wave, breaker (wave)
tāo
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氵
寿
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Left: water 氵, right: long life 寿 (two skillful hands 手 & 寸 are needed for Sushi 寿司 and you will have a long life)
Water that has a long life, are the: big breaker waves.
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铸
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to cast or found metals
zhù
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金
寿
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: long life 寿 (two skillful hands 手 & 寸 are needed for Sushi 寿司 and you will have a long life.)
It is metal and has a long life: casted metal.
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筹
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| chip (gambling), token, ticket, to prepare
chóu
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竹
寿
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Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: long life 寿 (two skillful hands 手 & 寸 are needed for Sushi 寿司 and you will have a long life.)
Made of bamboo by two skillful hands: This token. - OR: Made of bamboo and to gamble a 'long life': This token.
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畴
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| arable field, cultivated field, class, category
chóu
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田
寿
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Left: rice field 田, right: long life 寿 (two skillful hands 手 & 寸 are needed for Sushi 寿司 and you will have a long life.)
The field for your long life is: an arable field.
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祷
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JLPT no HSK |
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| prayer, pray, to plead
dǎo
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示
寿
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Left: to show, altar 礻/示 (image of an altar with something 一 on), right: long life 寿 (two skillful hands 手 & 寸 are needed for Sushi 寿司 and you will have a long life.)
At the altar you use both hands (for a long life) when: praying.
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焘
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JLPT no HSK |
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| cover over, to envelope
dào
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寿
手
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灬
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Top: long life 寿 (two skillful hands 手 & 寸 are needed for Sushi 寿司 and you will have a long life.), bottom: fire 灬
(Oxygen reduction by a cover causes a slow burning:) A long life has the fire, if it is covered.
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踌
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JLPT no HSK |
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| hesitate, pace back and forth, waver
chóu
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足
寿
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Left: foot/leg 足 (knee cap 口 and footprint 止), right: long life 寿 (Two skillful hands 手 & 寸 are needed to roll Sushi 寿司 and you will have a long life.)
Your feet will give you a long life, if you are hesitating.
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