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年 (nián)
1. The time it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun.
地球绕太阳一周的时间。
2. Annual.
每年的。
3. The beginning of a year.
一年的开始。
4. Related to annual festivals (supplies).
有关年节的(用品)。
5. Period, era.
时期,时代。
6. Harvest.
收成。
7. Age.
岁数。
8. Stages of a person's life classified by age.
人一生所经年岁的分期。
9. Mutual reference of those who passed the imperial examination in the same year during the imperial examination period.
科举时代同年考中者的互称。
10. Surname.
姓。
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1. The time it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun: One year. Three to five years.
地球绕太阳一周的时间:一~。三~五载。
2. Annual: Annual meeting. Annual review. Annual profit. Annual salary.
每年的:~会。~鉴。~利。~薪。
3. The beginning of a year: New Year Festival. New Year.
一年的开始:~节。新~。
4. Related to annual festivals (supplies): Festival paintings. Festival gifts. New Year's goods.
有关年节的(用品):~画。~礼。~货。
5. Period, era: Recent years. Modern era. Dynastic title (a. Title of a monarch used for years; b. Name for the year in the Gregorian Calendar). Year limit. Long years.
时期,时代:近~。~华。~号(a.帝王用的纪年名称;b.公元纪年名称)。~限。~深日久。
6. Harvest: Harvest quality. Good harvest. Cautious harvest. Famine year.
收成:~成。~景。~谨。荒~。
7. Age: Milestone year. Age-related matters. Aging. Yearly cycle.
岁数:~纪。~事(岁数)。~高。~轮。
8. Stages of a person's life classified by age: Childhood. Teen years. Young adulthood. Middle age. Old age.
人一生所经年岁的分期:幼~。童~。青~。壮~。中~。老~。
9. Mutual reference of those who passed the imperial examination in the same year: Classmates of the same year. Relationships of those who passed in the same year.
科举时代同年考中者的互称:~兄。~谊(同年登科的关系)。
10. Surname.
姓。
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年 (nián)
本义: 年成,五谷成熟.
Basic meaning: The year's harvest, when grains mature.
造字法: 形声。甲骨文字形,上面是“禾”,下面是“人”,禾谷成熟,人在负禾。小篆字形,从禾,千声。
Character formation method: Phono-semantic compound. The oracle bone script shows "禾" (grain) on top and "人" (person) at the bottom, indicating that the grains mature and people carry them. The small seal script is derived from "禾" with phonetic component "千".
1. Same as the basic meaning (ripe).
同本义 ([En.] ripe).
2. Refers to the harvest of the year.
又指一年的收成。
3. A unit of time. The period it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun (approximately 365 and 1/4 solar days).
时间单位。地球环绕太阳公转一次所需的约365又1/4太阳日的周期 ([En.] year).
4. New Year festival.
年节 ([En.] days around lunar New Year; New Year).
5. Age.
年纪,岁数 ([En.] age; year).
6. Lifespan; the total age of a person.
寿命;一生的岁数 ([En.] lifetime).
7. A period in one’s life classified according to age.
一生中按年龄划分的阶段 ([En.] a period in one’s life classified according to age).
8. Decade.
年代 ([En.] time).
9. Date, referring to a specific time.
日期,指某一确定时间 ([En.] date).
10. Time in general; years and eras.
岁月,泛指时间 ([En.] years; times).
11. Items used for annual festivals.
用以指有关年节用的([En.] 物品) ([En.] for the Spring Festival).
12. A borrowed meaning for "flattery".
假借为“佞”。奸巧谄庾,花言巧语的人 ([En.] one who flatters).
13. Surname.
姓。
*Note: Some references and examples were omitted for brevity.*
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