寿命 shòumìng Life

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Traditional: 壽命

Stroke order

寿命 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

寿命 — the Chinese character for Life (shòumìng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 寿命 — Life

寿 — 7 strokes
命 — 8 strokes

Senses

life span
life expectancy
lifetime (of a machine)

Characters in 寿命

寿 shòu — long life; old age; age
命 mìng — life; fate; order or command

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

寿命 is pronounced shòumìng and means “Life”.

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