U+58FD "壽" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
壽
U+58FD "壽" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character that signifies longevity, long life, or enduring existence, and is one of the most revered and auspicious symbols in East Asian cultures, particularly in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean traditions. This ideograph is frequently used in art, calligraphy, and festive decorations, often appearing on birthday banners, ceramics, textiles, and engraved seals to convey blessings for a long and prosperous life. Its visual form is structurally complex, incorporating elements that suggest age and continuity, and it is commonly paired with other auspicious characters like "福" (fortune) to express holistic well wishes for health and happiness.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+58FD |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| Block | CJK Unified Ideographs |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 壽 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 壽 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE5 0xA3 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x58FD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000058FD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u58fd |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kBigFive | B9D8 |
| kCCCII | 213877 |
| kCNS1986 | 1-6840 |
| kCNS1992 | 1-6840 |
| kCangjie | GNMI |
| kCantonese | sau6 |
| kCihaiT | 334.302 |
| kCowles | 3867 |
| kDaeJaweon | 0484.100 |
| kDefinition | old age, long life; lifespan |
| kEACC | 213877 |
| kFanqie | 殖酉 承呪 |
| kFenn | 66C |
| kFennIndex | 460.05 |
| kFourCornerCode | 4064.1 |
| kGB1 | 4257 |
| kGradeLevel | 4 |
| kGSR | 1090g |
| kHangul | 수:0E |
| kHanYu | 10483.100 |
| kHanyuPinlu | shòu(20) |
| kHanyuPinyin | 10483.100:shòu |
| kHKGlyph | 0825 |
| kIICore | ATJHKMP |
| kIRGDaeJaweon | 0484.100 |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 10483.100 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0244.040 |
| kIRG_GSource | G1-4A59 |
| kIRG_HSource | HB1-B9D8 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-5468 |
| kIRG_KPSource | KP0-E3DF |
| kIRG_KSource | K0-6178 |
| kIRG_TSource | T1-6840 |
| kIRG_VSource | V1-513F |
| kJapanese | シュウ ジュ ことぶき |
| kJinmeiyoKanji | 2010:U+5BFF |
| kKoreanEducationHanja | 2007 |
| kJapaneseKun | KOTOBUKI HISASHII KOTOOGU |
| kJapaneseOn | JU SU SHUU JUU |
| kJis0 | 5272 |
| kKangXi | 0244.040 |
| kKorean | SWU |
| kLau | 2700 |
| kMandarin | shòu |
| kMatthews | 5846 |
| kMeyerWempe | 2656 |
| kMojiJoho | MJ009401 MJ009401:E0101 MJ057250:E0102 |
| kMorohashi | 05672 05672:E0101 |
| kNelson | 1128 |
| kPhonetic | 445 1149 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+4537+33.3.11 |
| kRSUnicode | 33.11 |
| kSBGY | 324.19 437.17 |
| kSemanticVariant | U+5BFF<kFenn U+5900<kLau |
| kSimplifiedVariant | "寿" U+5BFF CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 144.01 |
| kSMSZD2003Readings | shòu粵sau6 |
| kTaiwanTelegraph | 1108 |
| kTang | zhiòu zhiǒu |
| kTotalStrokes | 14 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | HJKMPT |
| kVietnamese | thọ |
| kXerox | 251:173 |
| kXHC1983 | 1060.021:shòu |