<p>It's 朱</p>

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<p>It is a common surname in Chinese, originally refers to inner red wood.</p>

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  <p>說文解字注: 朱本木名。引伸假借爲純赤之字。糸部曰。絑、純赤也。是其本字也。</p>
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2020-01-10T02:58:19.227Z
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<p>I hope someone could help me understand if this is something. Its on a Budddha statue I purchased.</p>

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Either seal script for 朱 or decorative variant of 壽, I hope someone who knows more about buddha statues can comment.
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Unknown meaning of a carving on the back of a Buddha statue (Character identified: 朱)
# Unknown meaning of a carving on the back of a Buddha statue (Character identified: 朱)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-12-28)

I hope someone could help me understand if this is something. Its on a Budddha statue I purchased.

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> **username_1**: Either seal script for 朱 or decorative variant of 壽, I hope someone who knows more about buddha statues can comment.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-01-10. Score: 1

It's 朱

In 篆文:
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/hX608.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/hX608.png)

It is a common surname in Chinese, originally refers to inner red wood.

> 說文解字注: 朱本木名。引伸假借爲純赤之字。糸部曰。絑、純赤也。是其本字也。

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