年 nián
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 干 — arid, dry
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
年终
niánzhōng
end of the year
Characters in this word
终 zhōng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 冬 winter, 11th lunar month
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 年终总结不仅要列出成绩，也要分析存在的问题。 Niánzhōng zǒngjié bùjǐn yào liè chū chéngjì, yě yào fēnxī cúnzài de wèntí. A year-end summary should list achievements and also analyse existing problems.
- 公司年终会发奖金，大家都盼着那一天。 Gōngsī niánzhōng huì fā jiǎngjīn, dàjiā dōu pàn zhe nà yì tiān. The company gives out bonuses at the end of the year, and everyone is looking forward to that day.
- 年终的商店里挤满了买新年礼物的人。 Niánzhōng de shāngdiàn lǐ jǐ mǎn le mǎi xīnnián lǐwù de rén. At the end of the year the shops are packed with people buying New Year gifts.