nián

year; new-years; person's age

DEFINITIONS

年 nián
  • surname Nian
  • year
  • CL:個|个[ge4]
  • grain
  • harvest (old)
  • variant of 年[nian2]

STROKES

WORDS

zhōng nián middle age
chéng nián to grow to adulthood; fully grown; the whole year
未成 wèi chéng nián underage
长 nián zhǎng senior
未成人 wèi chéng nián rén minor (i.e. person under 18)
鉴 nián jiàn annual report; yearbook; almanac
chén nián old; stored for many years
人 lǎo nián rén old people; the elderly
lǎo nián elderly; old age; autumn of one's years
华 jiā nián huá carnival (loanword)
guāng nián light-year
份 nián fen particular year; certain year; given year
幼 nián yòu young; underage
bǎi nián hundred years; century; lifetime
期 gēng nián qī menopause; andropause
复一 nián fù yī nián over the years; year after year
老 nián lǎo aged
青 nián qīng youthful
痴呆症 lǎo nián chī dāi zhèng senile dementia; Alzheimer's disease
少 nián shào young; junior
薪 nián xīn annual salary
xué nián academic year
底 nián dǐ the end of the year; year-end
wǎn nián one's later years
tóng nián the same year