年
年
“year”
Radical: 干
Strokes: 6
Level: HSK 1
How 年 is built — overlaid / crossed
干
arid
arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
The story behind 年
Grain (禾) ripe and bowed under the sky — one harvest cycle = a year (年).
💡 过年 (guònián) = to celebrate the New Year. 新年快乐! (xīnnián kuàilè)
Words with 年
去年 qùnián — last year
年级 niánjí — grade
年轻 niánqīng — youth
年龄 nián líng — (a person's) age
年代 nián dài — a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
年纪 nián jì — age
青少年 qīng shào nián — an adolescent
拜年 bài nián — pay a New Year call
常年 cháng nián — a whole year
连年 lián nián — successive years
年度 nián dù — year (e.g. school year
终年 zhōng nián — entire year
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