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
middle age
to grow to adulthood; fully grown; the whole year
underage
senior
minor (i.e. person under 18)
annual report; almanac; yearbook
old; stored for many years
the elderly; old people
old age; elderly; autumn of one's years
carnival (loanword)
light-year
particular year; given year; certain year
young; underage
hundred years; century; lifetime
menopause; andropause
year after year; over the years
aged
youthful
Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
young; junior
annual salary
academic year
the end of the year; year-end
one's later years
the same year