岁
year, harvest
At a glance · 岁
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
岁字小篆从步戌声，为形声字；本义为岁星（木星），后用以纪年。甲骨文象斧钺与步。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
岁本义与岁星相关，后指年岁、年成。
Structure
形声字，从步（行）从戌声，古人以岁星运行纪年。
At a glance
Pinyinsuì
Radical山
Strokes6
UnicodeU+5C81
Character type形声
Theme数术
Six languages, one character
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English
year, harvest
Sui is a phonetic-semantic character originally tied to the Jupiter star and later used for year and harvest.
Français
an, récolte
Sui est un caractère phonético-sémantique lié à l'étoile Suì (Jupiter) puis utilisé pour an et récolte.
Español
año, cosecha
Sui es un carácter fonosemántico ligado a la estrella Suì (Júpiter) y luego usado para año y cosecha.
العربية
سنة، محصول
سوي حرف صوتي دلالي ارتبط بنجمة سوي (المشتري) ثم استُخدم للسنة والحصاد.
Русский
год, урожай
Суй — фоносемантический знак, связанный с звездой Суй (Юпитер), позже — год и урожай.
Common words
- 岁月suì yuèyears
- 岁数suì shùage