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Chinese symbol for “yearbook”

年刊
nián kān
an annual; a yearbook

The closest CC-CEDICT match for yearbook is 年刊 (nián kān), defined as: an annual; a yearbook.

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

年 nián
year; anniversary; a person's age
radical 51 ⼲ · 6 strokes
刊 kān
publication, periodical; to publish, to print
radical 18 ⼑ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “yearbook”

WordPinyinMeaning
纪念册 (紀念冊)jì niàn cècommemorative album; autograph book; (graduation) yearbook
年鉴 (年鑑)nián jiànannual report; yearbook

Related words

Other words that share a character with 年刊.

WordPinyinMeaning
年代nián dàia decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age
今年jīn niánthis year
每年měi niánevery year; each year
青年qīng niányouth; youthful years
多年duō niánmany years; for many years
年轻 (年輕)nián qīngyoung
周刊 (週刊)zhōu kānweekly publication; weekly
刊登kān dēngto carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine)

See also: Japanese symbol for “yearbook”.

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.

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