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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年 stroke order animation

Words containing 年

Word Meaning
for years; year after year
for years; year after year
over the years; for years
young; youthful
young; youthful
annals; chronicle
chronicle-style history; in annal form
chronological annals style of history writing
the next year; the following year
senile dementia
senile dementia
old age
Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
old age (in one's 80s, 90s, or more)
your words teach more than ten years of study
listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
sexy legs; (slang) stunning legs
ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
last year
last year
lunar New Year
lunar New Year