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

事 nián shì years of age; age
内 nián nèi during the current year
息 nián xī annual interest
产 nián chǎn annual production
表 nián biǎo timeline; chronology; annals; financial year; year
货 nián huò merchandise sold for Chinese New Year
hòu nián the year after next
mò nián the final years (of a regime)
gǒu nián Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
不遇 bǎi nián bù yù only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)
shèng nián the prime of one's life
jì nián to number the years; calendar era; annals; chronicle
yáng nián Year of the Ram (e.g. 2003)
shé nián Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
豆蔻华 dòu kòu nián huá a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood; a budding beauty
zhū nián Year of the Boar (e.g. 2007)
卡 hè nián kǎ New Year greeting card
jìn nián recent year(s)
bàn nián half a year
底 qù nián dǐ late last year; the end of last year
大后 dà hòu nián three years from now; year after year after next year
老成 shào nián lǎo chéng accomplished though young; lacking youthful vigor
下 nián xià lunar new year
代学 nián dài xué chronology (the science of determining the dates of past events)
均 nián jūn annual average (rate)