CHINESE CHARACTER

年 (nián): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

nián

year; anniversary; a person's age

HSK 16 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

干

Build a simple time scale

STROKES · 6

Write 年 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 年

今年jīnnián

HSK 1 · this year

明年míngnián

HSK 1 · next year

年nián

HSK 1 · surname Nian; year

去年qùnián

HSK 1 · last year

过年guònián

HSK 2 · to celebrate the Chinese New Year

后年hòunián

HSK 3 · the year after next

Examples using 年

今年

今年夏天很冷。

Jīn nián xià tiān hěn lěng。

Summer is cold this year.

明年

我明年17岁。

Wǒ míng nián 1 7 suì。

I'll be seventeen next year.

年

新年快乐！

Xīn nián kuài lè！

Happy New Year!

FAQ

What does 年 (nián) mean in Chinese?

year; anniversary; a person's age

How do you write 年 in stroke order?

年 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 年?

干 is the radical in 年. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 年?

今年 (jīnnián): this year; 明年 (míngnián): next year; 年 (nián): surname Nian; year.