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年
秊
nián
1. grain
2. harvest (old)
3. variant of [[年<nián>]]
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

年
nián
year; anniversary; a person's age
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

年寿
niánshòu
length of life
年糕
niángāo
nian gao, New Year cake made of steamed glutinous rice
年兄
niánxiōng
lit. older brother
年报
niánbào
annual report
年度
niándù
year (e.g. school year, fiscal year)
HSK 6
年节
niánjié
the New Year festival
年来
niánlái
this past year
年假
niánjià
annual leave
年均
niánjūn
annual average (rate)
年中
niánzhōng
mid-year
年尊
niánzūn
aged and respected
年庚
niángēng
date and time of a person's birth
年末
niánmò
end of the year
年产
niánchǎn
annual production
平年
píngnián
common year
年事
niánshì
years of age
常年
chángnián
all year round
年俸
niánfèng
yearly salary
年初
niánchū
beginning of the year
年友
niányǒu
friendship of people in same year

Example Sentences (1)

我们一年没见面了吧?
Wǒmen yì nián méi jiànmiàn le ba?
We haven't met for a year, right?
Text 3

Alternate Entries

年
Nián
surname Nian
HSK 1
年
nián
year / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
44
Word Frequency Rank
179 of 84,292

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