新年
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
新年 (xīnnián) · New Year
新年 (xīnnián) means “New Year”. It is written with 2 characters: 新 (new) + 年 (year). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 新年 is built
The characters
新 xīn · new
What 新 is made of
- 亲qīn — relatives
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 立lì — to stand
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — down
Origin hint: A freshly chopped 斤 tree 亲 (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
新年我们回家。Xīnnián wǒmen huí jiā.We go home for the New Year.
新年你想去哪儿玩儿？Xīnnián nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr wánr?Where do you want to go for the New Year?
Questions about 新年
What does 新年 mean?
新年 (xīnnián) means “New Year”.
How do you pronounce 新年?
新年 is pronounced xīnnián.
Which HSK level is 新年?
新年 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 重新chóngxīnagain
- 新闻xīnwénnews
- 创新chuàngxīninnovation
- 新郎xīnlángbridegroom
- 新娘xīnniángbride
- 新鲜xīnxiānfresh
- 新型xīnxíngnew type
- 更新gēngxīnto update
- 日新月异rìxīnyuèyìchanging with each passing day
- 新陈代谢xīnchéndàixièmetabolism
Learn 新年 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 22: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.