嵗 (suì) - Year & age

嵗Tone 4

suì ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

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嵗 · suì

Year;

age;

time;

harvest;

New Year;

a measure word for years of age.

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Usage highlights

YearAgeNew YearHarvestAnnual tributeAnnual star

Synonyms

  • 年— year
  • 載— year (literary)

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • I am twenty years old (二十嵗).
  • Happy New Year (過嵗快樂).
  • The harvest this year is good (今年嵗豐).
  • He is of age (他已及嵗).

Collocations

  • Year(嵗月)
  • Age(年嵗)
  • New Year(新嵗)
  • Harvest(嵗豐)
  • Annual tribute(嵗貢)
  • Annual star(太嵗)

Idioms

  • Years and months fly by(嵗月如流)
  • Peaceful year and abundant harvest(嵗稔年豐)
  • The year is drawing to a close(嵗聿云暮)
  • Time waits for no one(嵗不我與)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In ancient China, '嵗' was closely associated with agriculture, representing the annual harvest cycle.
  • The character is used in traditional contexts for counting age and marking the passage of time.
  • It appears in rituals and festivals related to the New Year and seasonal changes.

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