Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "岁", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "岁", and master the standard way of writing the character "岁".
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岁
suì
名
1. 年。
Year.
2. 一年的收成,年景。
Annual harvest, farming conditions of the year.
3. 年龄。
Age.
4. 星名。
Name of a star.
5. 指时间,光阴。
Refers to time and duration.
6. 新年,一年之始。
New Year, the beginning of a year.
本义: 岁星。即木星。
Original meaning: The star of the year, which refers to Jupiter.
造字法: 形声。小篆字形。从步,戌声。“步”有经历的意思。古音“岁、戌”迭韵。
Character formation: Phono-semantic compound. The small seal script consists of the component for "step" and the sound "xū" (戌), where "step" implies experience. The ancient sounds for "岁" and "戌" have alliteration.
同本义 (Jupiter)
- 同本义: 1. 《说文》:岁,木星也。
Same original meaning: "Shuō Wén": "Suì" refers to Jupiter.
年:
- 引: 1. 《诗·豳风·七月》:无衣无褐,何以卒岁?
Reference: "Shī": "Without clothes, how can one survive the year?"
- 例: 例如: 岁腊 (Year-end sacrifice to ancestors).
Yearly events related to agriculture:
- 岁凶 (bad harvest), 年谷丰登 (rich harvest), 丰岁 (bountiful year).
年龄:
- 引: 1. 《史记·秦始皇本纪》:年十二岁。
Reference: "Shǐ Jì": "At the age of twelve."
- 例: 例如: 三岁小孩, 八十岁的老奶奶。
Examples: "Three-year-old child," "Eighty-year-old grandmother."
岁月; 时光:
- 引: 1. 《论语·阳货》:日月逝矣,岁不我与。
Reference: "Lùn Yǔ": "Time is relentless."
- 例: 例如: 岁光 (years passing).
Example: "Years of time."
年景,一年的农事收成:
- 引: 1. 《孟子·梁惠王上》:人死,则曰:“非我也,岁也。”
Reference: "Mèng Zǐ": "When someone dies, it's said: 'It's not me, it's the year.'"
- 例: 例如: 岁登 (abundant harvest), 岁熟 (ripe year).
Example: "Bountiful harvest in a year."
新年,一年之始:
- 例: 例如: 岁旦 (the first day of the new year).
Example: "New Year's Day."