to see in the New Year; to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve
trad. 守歲
Also written 守歲【shǒu suì】
Characters in this word
2守
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to guard, to defend, to keep watch, to abide by the law, to observe (rules or ritual), nearby, adjoining
- Pinyin
- shǒu
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 4464 of 2500
岁
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variant of 歲|岁[sui4], year, years old
- Pinyin
- suì
- Traditional
- 嵗
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 557 of 2500