岁 (suì)

Etymology

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 (simplified) — Shorthand for the 步 component in the traditional character 歲.
• 夕 (simplified) — Shorthand for the 戉 component in the traditional character 歲.

Example sentences

1. 我 16 岁。 — I'm 16 years old.
2. 我16岁了。 — I am sixteen years old.
3. 你几岁? — How old are you?
4. ‘年龄’ ‘16岁’ — "Age?" "16."
5. 我24岁了。 — I'm 24 years old.

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