年
年 (nián) means “year”. It is made of 干 and has 6 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 年 into its parts
What 年 is made of
- 干 gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A man 干 carrying grain, representing the annual harvest (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
年 stroke order
Example sentences
我学了一年汉语。Wǒ xué le yī nián Hànyǔ.I've studied Chinese for a year.
你是哪年来的？Nǐ shì nǎ nián lái de?Which year did you come?
Words with 年
- 半年bànniánhalf a year
- 今年jīnniánthis year
- 明年míngniánnext year
- 去年qùniánlast year
- 新年xīnniánNew Year
- 过年guòniánto celebrate the Chinese New Year
- 老年lǎoniánold age
- 年级niánjígrade
- 年轻niánqīngyoung
- 前年qiánniánthe year before last
- 青年qīngniányoung person
- 青少年qīngshàoniánteenager
- 全年quánniánthe whole year
- 少年shàoniánteenager
- 中年zhōngniánmiddle age
- 周年zhōuniánanniversary
- 后年hòuniánthe year after next
- 年初niánchūbeginning of the year
- 年代niándàidecade (the 80s etc.)
- 年底niándǐend of the year
- 年纪niánjìage
- 多年duōniánmany years
- 童年tóngniánchildhood
- 学年xuéniánacademic year
- 年龄niánlíngage
- 拜年bàiniánto pay a New Year visit
- 连年liánniánfor years on end
- 年度niándùyear
- 逐年zhúniányear by year
Also built with 干
Quick facts
| Pinyin | nián |
|---|---|
| Meaning | year |
| Strokes | 6 |
| Radical | 干 (dry, #51) |
| Pattern | Overlapping |
| HSK | HSK 1 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) · Old HSK 1 |
Questions about 年
What does 年 mean?
年 (nián) means “year”.
How many strokes does 年 have?
年 has 6 strokes.
What is the radical of 年?
The radical of 年 is 干 (gàn, “dry”), Kangxi radical number 51.
What parts make up 年?
年 is made of 干 (dry (gān)).
Which HSK level is 年?
年 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Learn 年 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 10: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.