nián

year; grain; harvest (old)

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 45th character
Radical ⼲ (51.3)
Strokes 6
Index # 444

Definitions

年 nián
  1. 1. year
  2. 2. grain
  3. 3. harvest (old)
  4. 4. surname Nian
  5. 5. CL

Stroke order

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Words containing 年

Word Meaning
children's club; children's center
Young Pioneers of China, school kids group
Young Pioneers of China, youth group
husband and wife in youth, companions in old age
husband and wife in youth, companions in old age
children's center for after-school activities
santonin (loanword)
common year
Chinese New Year's Eve; last day of the lunar year
within the year; mid-year; in the middle of the year
period of ... years
beginning of a decade; beginning of an age
chronology (the science of determining the dates of past events)
over the last years; this past year
over the last years; this past year
yearly salary
lit. older brother
during the current year
annual raise based on years of service
member of a group who have gone through some experience in the same year
Spring Festival atmosphere
annual rate of growth
annual rate of growth
average annual sunshine