年
nián year
6 strokes
Where the shape comes from
Originally a person carrying grain, meaning the harvest, and from there one turn of the seasons.
Write it
Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.
Press Watch to see the stroke order.
Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.
Three words that use it
今年jīnniánthis year
明年míngniánnext year
年纪niánjìage
Watch out
The mistake people make
Years are read digit by digit before 年: 二零二六年, not two thousand and twenty six.