周年
HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 6
周年 (zhōunián) · anniversary
周年 (zhōunián) means “anniversary”. It is written with 2 characters: 周 (week) + 年 (year). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 周年 is built
The characters
周 zhōu · week
What 周 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Border 冂 around land 土 with a well 口 (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
今天是公司十周年。Jīntiān shì gōngsī shí zhōunián.Today is the company's tenth anniversary.
学校一百周年是哪一年？Xuéxiào yībǎi zhōunián shì nǎ yī nián?Which year is the school's hundredth anniversary?
Questions about 周年
What does 周年 mean?
周年 (zhōunián) means “anniversary”.
How do you pronounce 周年?
周年 is pronounced zhōunián.
Which HSK level is 周年?
周年 is in HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 上周shàngzhōulast week
- 下周xià zhōunext week
- 周末zhōumòweekend
- 周围zhōuwéiaround
- 周到zhōudàothoughtful
- 众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhīas everyone knows
- 周边zhōubiānsurrounding
- 周密zhōumìthorough
- 周期zhōuqīcycle
- 周折zhōuzhétwists and turns
Learn 周年 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 42: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.