年 nián
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 干 — arid, dry
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
年龄
niánlíng
age
Characters in this word
龄 líng
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 齿 — teeth
- Made of
- 齿 teeth 令 command, decree, order
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 你年龄多大？ Nǐ niánlíng duō dà? What is your age?
- 她年龄不大。 Tā niánlíng bú dà. She is not very old.
- 年龄不是问题。 Niánlíng bú shì wèntí. Age is not a problem.