年 nián
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 干 — arid, dry
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
年初
niánchū
beginning of the year
Characters in this word
初 chū
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 刀 — knife
- Made of
- 衤 cloth 刀 knife
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 年初我很忙。 Nián chū wǒ hěn máng. I am very busy at the beginning of the year.
- 他年初来北京。 Tā nián chū lái Běi jīng. He comes to Beijing at the beginning of the year.
- 年初天气很冷。 Nián chū tiān qì hěn lěng. The weather is very cold at the beginning of the year.