年 nián
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 干 — arid, dry
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
年轻
niánqīng
young
Characters in this word
轻 qīng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他很年轻。 Tā hěn niánqīng. He is very young.
- 年轻人很多。 Niánqīng rén hěn duō. There are many young people.
- 我还年轻。 Wǒ hái niánqīng. I am still young.
Related words
- 半年 bànnián half a year
- 今年 jīnnián this year
- 明年 míngnián next year
- 年 nián year
- 去年 qùnián last year
- 新年 xīnnián New Year
- 过年 guònián to celebrate Chinese New Year
- 老年 lǎonián old age
- 年级 niánjí school grade
- 前年 qiánnián the year before last
- 青年 qīngnián young person; young people
- 青少年 qīngshàonián teenager; young people