suì
year
Phonosemantic compound. 步 represents the meaning and 戉 represents the sound.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 歲
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
year | ||
Your Majesty | ||
years | ||
age (number of years old) | ||
to pay a New Year's visit |
Sources