岁

suì

s+uì·4th tone

classifier for years (of age) · year

Radical: 山 Strokes: 6 HSK 1

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

山岛岩峻峰岭岳崩岸崖峭峡

Same radical

山岛岩峻峰岭岳崩岸崖峭峡崇岗岑

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Character Decomposition

岁=山+夕

Meanings

classifier for years (of age)

year

year (of crop harvests)

suì

variant of suì, year

years old

suì

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Words with 岁 311 total

lean year · year of bad harvest恶岁è suì (literary) this year今岁jīn suì

Idioms with 岁 69 total

(idiom) to live to be a hundred years old (often used as a blessing or wish for longevity)长命百岁cháng mìng bǎi suì idle away one's time · the years roll by - spend one's life in fruitless efforts · let time slip by without accomplishing anything · dally time away蹉跎岁月cuō tuó suì yuè