HSK 2 · Times of day & week

周年

zhōu nián

anniversary

Stroke order of 周年

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

周 · 8 strokes 年 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

周 is a full circle and 年 is a year: a year coming round.

Parts: 周 cycle + 年 year

The characters in 周年

周 zhōu — week (8 strokes)
年 nián — year (6 strokes)

Example sentence

今天是我们的结婚周年。

Today is our wedding anniversary.

Words with 周

周week 周末weekend 上周last week 下周next week 周围surroundings; around

Words with 年

年year 今年this year 明年next year 去年last year 新年New Year 半年half a year 青年youth; young people 少年teenager; juvenile 青少年teenagers; young people 老年old age; elderly 中年middle age 年轻young 前年the year before last 全年the whole year 年级grade; year (in school)过年to celebrate the New Year 年代decade; era 年初beginning of the year

More words: Times of day & week

半夜midnight 夜night 夜里at night 早晨early morning 晚安good night 午睡afternoon nap 周week 周末weekend 上周last week 下周next week 月份month 前年the year before last 全年the whole year 分钟minute 刻quarter (of an hour)

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