年 (nián): Year — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Readings & Meanings

年has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

niánnian

n./mw. (名/量)

yearHSK1

n./mw. (名、量)

year, harvest, ageHSK 3.0 L1

Stroke Order Diagrams 年

Character Breakdown

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年=禾grain+千thousand

A person (人) carrying grain (禾) on their back — symbolizing the harvest and the passage of a year.

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HSK Vocabulary: 年

HSK words that contain this character.

去年

qù nián

last year

HSK 2

年级

nián jí

(school) year/grade

HSK 3

年轻

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 年 is used in context

jīnnián shì èr líng èr sì nián.

今年是2024年。

This year is 2024.

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His age is twenty-five years old.

wǒ我

men们

quán全

jiā家

yī一

qǐ起

guò过

nián年

。

Our whole family celebrates the Chinese New Year together.

wǒ我

xué学

xí习

zhōng中

wén文

yì一

nián年

le了

。

I have been studying Chinese for one year.

xīn新

nián年

kuài快

lè乐

，

wàn万

shì事

rú如

yì意

！

Happy New Year, may all your wishes come true!

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