年 nián
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 干 — arid, dry
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
年
nián
year
Character
Example phrases
- 一年有十二个月。 Yì nián yǒu shí'èr gè yuè. There are twelve months in a year.
- 他今年八岁。 Tā jīnnián bā suì. He is eight this year.
- 我在中国住了一年。 Wǒ zài Zhōngguó zhù le yì nián. I lived in China for a year.