历 lì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
历年
lìnián
over the years
Characters in this word
年 nián
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 干 — arid, dry
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 学校把历年考试题整理成册，供学生复习参考。 Xuéxiào bǎ lìnián kǎoshì tí zhěnglǐ chéng cè, gōng xuéshēng fùxí cānkǎo. The school organised past years' exam questions into a booklet for students to use when revising.
- 这个城市历年的平均气温都在慢慢升高。 Zhège chéngshì lìnián de píngjūn qìwēn dōu zài mànmàn shēnggāo. The average temperature in this city has been slowly rising over the years.
- 他把历年的照片都放在一个大盒子里。 Tā bǎ lìnián de zhàopiàn dōu fàng zài yí ge dà hézi lǐ. He keeps the photos from all the years in one big box.
Related words
- 经历 jīnglì experience
- 简历 jiǎnlì resume
- 历史 lìshǐ history
- 日历 rìlì calendar
- 历经 lìjīng to experience, to go through
- 病历 bìnglì medical record; case history
- 来历 láilì origin; background; history
- 历程 lìchéng course; journey; process
- 历代 lìdài successive dynasties; past generations
- 历届 lìjiè successive; previous sessions or terms
- 历来 lìlái always; consistently; throughout history
- 历时 lìshí to last; lasting