年 nián
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 干 — arid, dry
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
年纪
niánjì
age
Characters in this word
纪 jì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 己 self, oneself
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他年纪不大。 Tā nián jì bú dà. He is not very old.
- 她年纪很小。 Tā nián jì hěn xiǎo. She is very young.
- 你年纪多大？ Nǐ nián jì duō dà? How old are you?