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
juvenile delinquent; young criminal
years; time; age
early years; adolescence
old; aged
in previous years; in former years
to die an untimely death (idiom)
year after year; every year; yearly
the year before last
end of the year
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
the whole year; all year long
years of age; age
childhood; infancy
a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
young person; youngster
all year round; for years on end; average year
time; months and year; days of one's life
New Year sticky rice cake
young and vigorous (idiom)
young and promising
annals; chronicle
to live to the (ripe) age of
(a person's) current age
next year; the coming year
before the end of the year; before the new year