HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
岁
Years of age, years, time.
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 1
Why does 岁 look like this?
Top: 山 (mountain) represents a sense of time passing like the seasons; Bottom: 夕 (evening/night). Originally, it depicted a ritual axe used for year-end sacrifices, but it has been simplified over time to focus on the passage of time.