山

shan

mountain

Represents a mountain with summit and ridges in different heights.

夕

xi

evening, night, dusk

picture of a crescent moon

岁

sui

year, years old

岁月 Years and months (time’s passage)

岁月不饶人。Time waits for no one.

to reach the top of the mountain (山) till the transition period between day and evening (夕) takes years of preparations

195yx) 鸟

niao

195y) 岛

dao

island

bird 鸟 [niǎo] + mountain 山¹⁹⁵[shān]

A small island as a small mountain (山) in middle of the sea has lots of birds (鸟) flying around freely.