Chinese symbol for “days”
年头
nián tóu
Traditional: 年頭
start of the year; whole year; a particular year; period
The closest CC-CEDICT match for days is 年头 (nián tóu), defined as: start of the year; whole year; a particular year; period; days; epoch.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “days”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 年头.
| 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 |
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 街头 (街頭) | jiē tóu | street |
See also: Japanese symbol for “days”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.