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童年

tóngnián

childhood

A child hugging a toy horse
Memory picture

Characters in this word

童 tóng

Strokes
12
Radical
立 — to stand
Made of
立 to stand 里 inside
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 童

年 nián

Strokes
6
Radical
干 — arid, dry
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我的童年很美。 Wǒ de tóngnián hěn měi. My childhood is beautiful.
  • 童年真快乐。 Tóngnián zhēn kuàilè. Childhood is really happy.
  • 他想起童年。 Tā xiǎngqǐ tóngnián. He remembers his childhood.

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