shòu
寿
xing

common
noun
culture

Meaning of 寿星

寿星 means Canopus (the star); the God of Longevity depicted as an old man with a bulging forehead; an elderly person celebrated for longevity; the person whose birthday is being honored. Pronounced shòu xing.

  • Canopus (the star); the God of Longevity depicted as an old man with a bulging forehead
  • an elderly person celebrated for longevity; the person whose birthday is being honored

Definitions & Examples

Zhōng
guó
rén
cháng
shòu寿
xing
huà
chéng
wèi
é
tóu
lóng
de
xiáng
lǎo
rén
 

Chinese people often depict the God of Longevity as a kind old man with a bulging forehead.

shòu寿
sān
xīng
zhōng
de
shòu寿
xing
dài
biǎo
cháng
shòu寿
 

Among the three stars of fortune, prosperity, and longevity, the Star of Longevity represents long life.

Zhè
zuò
miào
gòng
fèng
zhe
shòu寿
sān
xīng
 
zhōng
jiān
wèi
jiù
shì
shòu寿
xing
 

This temple enshrines the three stars of fortune, prosperity, and longevity; the one in the middle is the Star of Longevity.

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