童年
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
童年 (tóngnián) · childhood
童年 (tóngnián) means “childhood”. It is written with 2 characters: 童 (child) + 年 (year). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 童年 is built
The characters
童 tóng · child
What 童 is made of
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child standing 立 in the village 里 (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
我的童年很快乐。Wǒ de tóngnián hěn kuàilè.My childhood was very happy.
你的童年是在哪儿过的？Nǐ de tóngnián shì zài nǎr guò de?Where did you spend your childhood?
Questions about 童年
What does 童年 mean?
童年 (tóngnián) means “childhood”.
How do you pronounce 童年?
童年 is pronounced tóngnián.
Which HSK level is 童年?
童年 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 儿童értóngchild
- 童话tónghuàfairy tale
- 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
Learn 童年 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 22: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.