Phonosemantic compound. 步 represents the meaning and 戉 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
岁
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
岁
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
岁
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
岁
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
岁
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
岁
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
岁
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
岁
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
岁
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
岁
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
岁
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
岁
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
岁
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
岁
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
岁
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
岁
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
岁
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
岁
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
岁
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
岁
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
岁
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
岁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
岁 / 歲 [suì]
classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)
Japanese
... years old; age (of) ...
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
歳 さい
Sai female given name
歳 とし
Toshi given name
CHINESE WORDS (46)
万岁 [wànsuì] #3,015
Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!
岁月 [suìyuè] #7,843
years
岁数 [suìshu] #9,258
age (number of years old)
贺岁 [hèsuì] #11,574
to extend New Year's greetings
压岁钱 [yāsuìqián] #46,974
money given to children as new year present
岁末 [suìmò] #16,613
end of the year
太岁 [Tàisuì] #38,083
Tai Sui, God of the year
年岁 [niánsuì] #27,005
years of age
周岁 [zhōusuì] #29,965
one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)
守岁 [shǒusuì] #38,797
to see in the New Year
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JAPANESE WORDS (102)
⭐ 歳 [さい] #419
... years old
⭐ 年 [とし] #1,201
year
⭐ ２０歳 [はたち] #1,744
20 years old
同い年 [おないどし] #7,058
the same age
百年 [ひゃくねん] #7,156
century
千年 [せんねん] #8,923
millennium
十才 [じゅっさい] #9,216
age 10
⭐ 何歳 [なんさい] #14,458
how old
⭐ 歳月 [さいげつ] #14,806
time
年相応 [としそうおう] #15,215
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
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