HSK 1 · Days & dates
今年
jīn nián
this year
Stroke order of 今年
2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
今 · 4 strokes年 · 6 strokes
Memory trick
今 now with 年 year: the present harvest cycle.
Parts: 今 now (人 + 一 mark) + 年 year (丿 + 干-like grain)
The characters in 今年
- 年 nián — year (6 strokes)
Example sentence
今年我二十岁。
I am twenty this year.