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年 — stroke order
Watch how to write 年 (nián) stroke by stroke. 年 has 6 strokes and means “year”. It appears in common words such as 龍年 (Year of the Dragon) and 拜年 (to pay a New Year call). The animation follows the correct Chinese stroke order inside a 米字格 practice grid — tap the cell or the ↺ button to replay it.
Common words with 年
The most common words that use 年 — tap any word to draw it stroke by stroke in the full tool.
龍年lóngniánYear of the Dragon拜年bàiniánto pay a New Year call今年jīnniánthis year過年guòniánto celebrate the Chinese New Year年輕niánqīngyoung年會niánhuìannual meeting
How 年 is written
- Radical
- 干
- Formation
- Ideographic — A man 干 carrying grain, representing the annual harvest.