Chinese name syllable
Syllable Shou
- 受to receive, accept; to bear
- 壽long life; age
- 守to keep, guard; to abide by
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- S
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters受壽守
Shou is a syllable in Chinese names that can stand for characters such as 受、壽、守; the meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Shou
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 受
to receive, accept; to bear
Mandarin shòu
attested
- 壽
long life; age
Mandarin shòu
- 守
to keep, guard; to abide by
Mandarin shǒu
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Shou
Shou is the Mandarin pinyin spelling of the sounds shòu or shǒu. The character 受 (receive; bear) is recorded in public data for this spelling; 壽 (long life) and 守 (keep, guard) are also read shou in Mandarin. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Shou
Sources
- MDBG: 受 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 受 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 壽 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 壽 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 守 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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