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
once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
the 1970s; the seventies
seven-year itch
seven-year itch
change is the only constant
change is the only constant
popular history of China in three volumes by Cao Yuzhang cáo yú zhāng
to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
die before one’s natural lifespan ends
die before one's natural lifespan ends
final years of the century
final years of the century
Communist Youth League of China; China Youth League
Communist Youth League of China; China Youth League
China Youth Daily, www.cyol.net
China Youth Daily, www.cyol.net
middle-aged
The Strange State of the World, a Qing novel
Strange Events Witnessed Over Twenty Years, novel
biennial (botany)
Five-Year Plan
people with same surname are one family
long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society
long-lived people, rich harvests (idiom); stable and affluent society