measure word, numeral, punctuation, particle, directional, pronoun, noun, place name · a unit of time equal to twelve months or the duration of the Earth's orbit around the sun

他在北京住了三年。

noun, measure word · the number of years a person has lived or a specific period in a person's life

他年仅十岁，就能背诵上百首古诗。

noun, measure word, punctuation · the ripening of grain or the annual crop yield; the original meaning associated with the character's form

瑞雪兆丰年。

verb, noun, measure word · the first day or start of the year, particularly the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival

祝大家过年好！