今年
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
今年 (jīnnián) · this year
今年 (jīnnián) means “this year”. It is written with 2 characters: 今 (modern) + 年 (year). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 今年 is built
The characters
今 jīn · modern
What 今 is made of
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A mouth 亼 talking about things (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
年 nián · year
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)
Example sentences
我今年二十岁。Wǒ jīnnián èrshí suì.I'm twenty this year.
你今年去北京吗？Nǐ jīnnián qù Běijīng ma?Are you going to Beijing this year?
Questions about 今年
What does 今年 mean?
今年 (jīnnián) means “this year”.
How do you pronounce 今年?
今年 is pronounced jīnnián.
Which HSK level is 今年?
今年 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 今天jīntiāntoday
- 今后jīnhòufrom now on
- 至今zhìjīnso far
- 如今rújīnnowadays
- 迄今为止qìjīnwéizhǐso far
- 半年bànniánhalf a year
- 明年míngniánnext year
- 去年qùniánlast year
- 新年xīnniánNew Year
- 过年guòniánto celebrate the Chinese New Year
Learn 今年 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 10: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.