nián

year; age; period

Radical: 干 HSK 1 qt, t, n ideographic

Components & Etymology

年 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 年

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 年.

万年
wàn nián
Wannian county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
上年
shàng nián
中年
zhōng nián
middle-aged
丰年
fēng nián
prosperous year
享年
xiǎng nián
to live to the (ripe) age of
今年
jīn nián
this year
余年
yú nián
one's remaining years
元年
yuán nián
first year of Emperor's reign
光年
guāng nián
light-year
兔年
tù nián
Year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
全年
quán nián
the whole year
几年
jǐ nián
a few years

Related characters (radical 干)

Characters that share the radical .

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