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What does 年 mean in Chinese?

年 (Nián) means "surname Nian" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 1 word.

How do you pronounce 年?

年 is pronounced "Nián" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

What HSK level is 年?

年 is an HSK Level 1 word (HSK 2.0: Level 1, HSK 3.0: Level 1).

What words contain the character 年?

Common words with 年 include 上年 (last year), 一年半 (a year and a half), 一年多 (more than a year), 一年期 (one year period (in a contract or budget)), 一年生 (annual (botany)).

How do you write 年?

年 has 6 strokes. Its radical is 干. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

年 (Nián) — surname Nian | Chinese Dictionary

年

Nián

surname Nian

HSK 1proper noun6 strokes

Character Breakdown

Grain ripens once per harvest cycle — a year

Radical: 干 (no. 51)Strokes: 6

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Definitions

(proper noun) surname Nian

Example Sentences

今年很冷。

Jīnnián hěn lěng

This year is very cold

Words Containing 年

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
上年	shàng nián	last year
一年半	yī nián bàn	a year and a half
一年多	yī nián duō	more than a year
一年期	yī nián qī	one year period (in a contract or budget)
一年生	yī nián shēng	annual (botany)
上半年	shàng bàn nián	first half (of a year)
下半年	xià bàn nián	second half of the year
一年到头	yī nián dào tóu	all year round
一年半载	yī nián bàn zǎi	about a year
一年四季	yī nián sì jì	all year round