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

年 stroke order diagram
年 stroke order animation

Words containing 年

Word Meaning
age; years of age
during the current year
annual interest
annual production
chronology; timeline; annals
merchandise sold for Chinese New Year
the year after next
the final years (of a regime)
Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)
the prime of one's life
calendar era; to number the years; annals
Year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood
Year of the Boar (e.g. 2007)
New Year greeting card
recent year(s)
half a year
the end of last year; late last year
three years from now; year after year after next year
accomplished though young; lacking youthful vigor
lunar new year
chronology; dating of historical events
annual average (rate)