Read Edit View history 年 niánNián HSK1 year Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a person (人) harvesting grain (禾). The harvest season is a yearly event. Pinyin Separate values with commas nián × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 年 Simp strokes 年 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 年 Simp strokes 年 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 年 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 375, 845 ], [ 402, 804 ], [ 358, 712 ], [ 298, 635 ], [ 267, 604 ], [ 216, 567 ] ], [ [ 385, 693 ], [ 473, 691 ], [ 689, 735 ], [ 735, 733 ] ], [ [ 345, 510 ], [ 379, 494 ], [ 665, 542 ], [ 733, 534 ] ], [ [ 287, 518 ], [ 318, 492 ], [ 328, 470 ], [ 342, 358 ], [ 346, 345 ], [ 361, 332 ] ], [ [ 83, 293 ], [ 109, 281 ], [ 158, 275 ], [ 451, 316 ], [ 815, 347 ], [ 872, 341 ], [ 929, 318 ] ], [ [ 490, 668 ], [ 536, 641 ], [ 544, 630 ], [ 531, -76 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 383 704 Q 387 722 447 795 Q 457 808 443 824 Q 401 861 373 859 Q 360 856 362 841 Q 371 739 255 617 Q 239 610 206 569 Q 196 553 213 557 Q 232 560 258 578 Q 328 629 374 691 L 383 704 Z", "M 540 678 Q 732 714 742 721 Q 752 730 747 739 Q 740 752 708 761 Q 681 767 571 735 Q 480 714 395 707 Q 386 706 383 704 C 359 698 359 698 374 691 Q 425 666 459 665 Q 469 666 483 668 L 540 678 Z", "M 569 502 Q 576 505 723 521 Q 735 520 744 532 Q 745 545 722 556 Q 683 580 599 554 Q 584 553 570 547 L 513 535 Q 455 525 402 520 Q 371 519 338 513 C 308 508 334 461 363 467 Q 430 480 513 494 L 569 502 Z", "M 338 513 Q 320 523 301 529 Q 288 533 278 527 Q 271 521 278 506 Q 294 481 303 453 Q 310 426 326 323 C 331 293 371 296 368 326 Q 362 386 363 467 C 363 497 363 500 338 513 Z", "M 566 300 Q 683 327 910 303 Q 935 299 941 308 Q 950 321 937 335 Q 864 401 799 379 Q 699 361 566 347 L 511 341 Q 426 337 368 326 L 326 323 Q 295 322 272 317 Q 197 307 86 306 Q 71 306 70 294 Q 69 281 88 266 Q 133 233 171 245 Q 190 252 265 263 Q 421 296 510 297 L 566 300 Z", "M 508 -43 Q 514 -71 521 -81 Q 527 -88 535 -86 Q 550 -77 559 -12 Q 569 78 567 166 Q 566 205 566 300 L 566 347 Q 566 414 569 502 L 570 547 Q 571 580 583 630 Q 587 649 571 659 Q 553 672 540 678 C 514 693 469 694 483 668 Q 483 664 499 640 Q 512 613 513 535 L 513 494 Q 512 425 511 341 L 510 297 Q 498 66 508 -43 Z" ] } 6 strokes 年 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 370, 853 ], [ 406, 806 ], [ 358, 714 ], [ 210, 564 ] ], [ [ 384, 694 ], [ 744, 732 ] ], [ [ 348, 510 ], [ 385, 494 ], [ 655, 540 ], [ 737, 534 ] ], [ [ 280, 522 ], [ 331, 464 ], [ 355, 326 ] ], [ [ 74, 296 ], [ 169, 276 ], [ 826, 348 ], [ 939, 316 ] ], [ [ 493, 663 ], [ 545, 626 ], [ 531, -82 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M383,704C390,715 407,747 447,795C453,804 453,815 443,824C415,850 391,862 373,859C364,858 361,852 362,841C368,773 327,700 255,617C247,609 233,596 206,569C197,561 201,555 213,557C225,560 240,566 258,578C304,612 344,649 374,691C380,700 380,700 383,704Z", "M540,678C668,701 735,716 742,721C749,727 750,733 747,739C742,748 729,756 708,761C690,766 644,755 571,735C510,720 446,709 383,704C378,704 369,694 374,691C402,673 426,665 449,665C455,665 473,667 483,668C521,675 521,675 540,678Z", "M723,521C731,522 740,523 744,532C746,540 736,548 722,556C695,572 654,570 599,554C578,549 423,524 402,520C386,518 365,516 338,513C321,510 346,464 363,467C464,488 617,515 723,521Z", "M338,513C326,520 313,525 301,529C292,532 284,531 278,527C273,523 273,516 278,506C288,490 297,472 303,453C307,435 315,391 326,322C328,308 370,312 368,326C364,366 362,413 363,467C363,484 354,505 338,513Z", "M910,303C926,301 936,303 941,308C946,317 946,327 937,335C889,381 843,390 799,379C744,367 521,341 368,326C340,323 340,323 326,322C248,315 160,306 86,306C76,306 70,302 70,294C69,285 74,276 88,266C117,244 145,237 171,245C183,249 215,256 265,263C492,300 733,328 910,303Z", "M508,-43Q514,-71 521,-81Q527,-88 535,-86Q550,-77 559,-12Q569,78 567,166Q566,205 566,300C566,331 566,331 566,347Q566,414 569,502C570,532 570,532 570,547Q571,580 583,630Q587,649 571,659Q553,672 540,678C522,685 477,686 483,668Q483,664 499,640Q512,613 513,535C513,508 513,508 513,494Q512,425 511,341C510,312 510,312 510,297Q498,66 508,-43Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.