HSK 2 · School

年级

nián jí

grade; year (in school)

Stroke order of 年级

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

年 · 6 strokes 级 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

Each '年' year you climb one '级' step on the silk '纟' ladder: school grade.

Parts: 年 year + 级 level (纟 silk + 及 reach)

The characters in 年级

年 nián — year (6 strokes)
级 jí — level; grade (6 strokes)

Example sentence

我弟弟今年上三年级。

My younger brother is in third grade this 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 过年to celebrate the New Year 年代decade; era 年初beginning of the year

Words with 级

级level; grade 高级advanced; high-level 中级intermediate 班级class (of students)初级elementary; primary 超级super

More words: School

教室classroom 课堂classroom; class 教学teaching 教育education; to educate 高中senior high school 中小学primary and secondary schools 开学school starts 校园campus 学期semester; term 小组group 黑板blackboard 留学生international student 考生examinee 科subject; department 组group

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