(suì)

HSK 16 strokesTrad.

variant of 岁, year

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
suì
Meaning
variant of 岁, year; years old
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱山夕

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

suìshù
HSK 6

age (number of years old)

Open 岁数 page →
jīnsuì

(literary) this year

Open 今岁 page →
suì

(literary) to get through the year; entire year; throughout the year

Open 卒岁 page →
tóngsuì

to be the same age

Open 同岁 page →

money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve

Open 压岁钱 page →
tàisuì

Tai Sui, God of the year

Open 太岁 page →

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