年 — Chinese character
年
nián
year; anniversary; a person's age
- Pinyin
- nián
- Radical
- 51 ⼲ (Dry)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 干
- Formation
- ideographic — A man 干 carrying grain, representing the annual harvest
- Japanese
- 年 as a kanji
Common words with 年
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 年代 | nián dài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 每年 | měi nián | every year; each year |
| 青年 | qīng nián | youth; youthful years |
| 多年 | duō nián | many years; for many years |
| 年轻 (年輕) | nián qīng | young |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year |
| 当年 (當年) | dāng nián | in those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life |
| 当年 (當年) | dàng nián | that very same year |
| 少年 | shào nián | early youth; youngster |
| 几年 (幾年) | jǐ nián | a few years; several years; how many years? |
| 年度 | nián dù | year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual |
English words written with 年
年 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 20 · Art of War 1 · I Ching 5 · Mencius 41 · Zhuangzi 70 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 30
- Analects 1.11
- Analects 4.20
- Analects 4.21
- Analects 7.16
- Analects 8.12
- Analects 11.25
- Analects 12.9
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