Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 周年
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
this year
明年míngniánnext year
年niángrain; harvest (old); variant of 年[nian2]; surname Nian; year; CL:個|个[ge4]
去年qùniánlast year
过年guòniánto celebrate the Chinese New Year
周zhōusurname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC); to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially; week; weekly; variant of 周[zhou1]