年

nián

surname Nian

Radical: 干 Strokes: 6

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

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Etymology

A man 干 carrying grain, representing the annual harvest

Meanings

surname Nian

Nián

year

nián

grain

harvest (old)

nián

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Words with 年 855 total

(literary) every year; year after year · (literary) in recent years · Taiwan pr.比年bǐ nián to celebrate the Chinese New Year过年guò nián beginning of a year开年kāi nián to step into the new year · New Year跨年kuà nián

Idioms with 年 187 total

only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)百年不遇bǎi nián bù yù a project of vital and lasting importance百年大计bǎi nián dà jì may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting)百年好合bǎi nián hǎo hé (idiom) it takes many years to raise children to be upstanding citizens百年树人bǎi nián shù rén