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

犯 shào nián fàn young criminal; juvenile delinquent
华 nián huá years; time; age
zǎo nián early years; adolescence
迈 nián mài old; aged
wǎng nián in former years; in previous years
早逝 yīng nián zǎo shì to die an untimely death (idiom); to be cut off in one's prime
nián nián year after year; yearly; every year; annually
qián nián the year before last
终 nián zhōng end of the year
guò nián to celebrate the Chinese New Year
quán nián the whole year; all year long
岁 nián suì years of age; age
yòu nián childhood; infancy
度日如 dù rì rú nián a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy; time crawls when one is wretched
小青 xiǎo qīng nián young person; youngster
cháng nián all year round; for years on end; average year
月 nián yuè months and year; time; days of one's life
糕 nián gāo nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour
轻力壮 nián qīng lì zhuàng young and vigorous (idiom)
轻有为 nián qīng yǒu wéi young and promising
史 biān nián shǐ annals; chronicle
xiǎng nián to live to the (ripe) age of
xiàn nián (a person's) current age
lái nián next year; the coming year
前 nián qián before the end of the year; before the new year