HSK 3 · Time Words

年初

nián chū

beginning of the year

Stroke order of 年初

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

年 · 6 strokes 初 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

年 is year and 初 is clothes cut with a knife: the beginning.

Parts: 年: year; 初: beginning

The characters in 年初

年 nián — year (6 strokes)
初 chū — beginning; first (7 strokes)

Example sentence

我年初去了北京。

I went to Beijing at the beginning of the year.

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 周年anniversary 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

Words with 初

初中junior middle school 初级elementary; primary 初一first day (of a lunar month)当初at first; originally 初beginning; first 初步initial; preliminary

More words: Time Words

钟clock; bell 时time; hour; when 时代era; age 时刻moment; always 世纪century 年代decade; era 年底end of the year 后年year after next 近期near future; recently 短期short-term 长期long-term 定期regular; periodic 期period; issue 整天all day 当初at first; originally 从前before; in the past

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