岁
suì HSK1

year

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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
山 Simplified component
shān mountain

Shorthand for the 步 component in the traditional character 歲.

夕
夕 Simplified component
xī evening

Shorthand for the 戉 component in the traditional character 歲.

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Readings & variants
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