懂中文 Dong Chinese

岁

suì

year

Phonosemantic compound. 步 represents the meaning and 戉 represents the sound. The simplified character 岁 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 歲.

Components
山 simplified component

山  Simplified component

shān

  

mountain

Shorthand for the 步 component in the traditional character 歲.

夕 simplified component

夕  Simplified component

xī

  

evening

Shorthand for the 戉 component in the traditional character 歲.

Evolution

岁 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
岁 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
岁 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
岁 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
岁 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
岁 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

岁 (歲) 

suì

year; age; harvest; classifier for years (of age); year (of crop harvests)

岁 (嵗) 

suì

variant of 歲|岁[suì], year; years old

Most common words with 岁
Freq.
Word
Meaning

岁

year

万岁

Your Majesty

岁月

years

岁数

age (number of years old)

贺岁

to pay a New Year's visit

Component uses

Sound component in 3 characters (0 verified)

秽 刿 哕