HSK 1 · Days & dates

新年

xīn nián

New Year

Stroke order of 新年

2 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

新 · 13 strokes 年 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

新 has an axe 斤 cutting wood to make something new, then a fresh 年.

Parts: 新 new (亲 + 斤 axe) + 年 year

The characters in 新年

新 xīn — new (13 strokes)
年 nián — year (6 strokes)

Example sentence

新年快乐！

Happy New Year!

Words with 新

新new 重新again; anew 新闻news 创新innovation; to innovate 新鲜fresh

Words with 年

年year 今年this year 明年next year 去年last 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 年初beginning of the year

More words: Days & dates

今天today 明天tomorrow 昨天yesterday 后天day after tomorrow 前天day before yesterday 天day; sky 日day (of the month); sun 号day of month; number 月month; moon 年year 今年this year 明年next year 去年last year 星期week 星期日Sunday 星期天Sunday 生日birthday

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