suì year; age

Made up of [ shān mountain radical 46, sunset; evening radical 36]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 7 strokes.
Simplified from a combination of the character for 'walking' and a phonetic, the simplified form uses 'mountain' and 'sunset' suggesting passage of time. Alternatively it could represent a picture of a special annual sacrifice. It is also a name for the planet Jupiter as it has a twelve year cycle.
Ancient small seal form Small seal

Related characters


Also uses shān component: àn (bank) dǎo (island) huī (emblem) xiān (immortal)
Also uses component: duō (many) duō (many) jiāng (will) luó (gauze) míng (name) wài (outside) (night)

Different tone

suī (although) suī (rap) suí (Sui) suí

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Pronunciation

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Also

岁时 suì shí seasons