| 年 |
| 1. year (in generic contexts) | |
| 明年 - next year | |
| 2012 年 - the year of 2012 | |
| 2. harvest | |
| 豐年 - year with a good harvest | |
| 3. annual | |
| 年報 - annual report | |
| 4. age | |
| 年 滿 二十 - to reach twenty years of age | |
| 延年益壽 - to prolong life | |
| 5. period of life | |
| 童年 - childhood | |
| 6. period (in history) | |
| ^清朝 末年 - last years of the Qing dynasty | |
| 7. Chinese New Year | |
| 過年 - to spend the Chinese New Year | |
| 8. things for the Chinese New Year | |
| 年糕 - nian gao | |
| 年貨 - New Year purchases | |
| 兩 年 前 - two years ago | |
| ^年 ^羹-堯 - Nian Gengyao | |
| 9. usage. Although 年 is the generic term for year, years of age are typically expressed in 歲 are traditionally reckoned using the Chinese lunar calendar, beginning with 1 at the moment of birth and increasing | |
