Chinese

年初

niánchū
beginning of the year
  • HSK 3

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  • characterChinese年 “year (in generic contexts)”
    • meaningChinese禾 “grain; cereal”
    • soundChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
  • characterChinese初 “initial; inceptive”
    • ideaChinese衣 “garment; clothes; clothing (Classifier: 件)”
    • ideaChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”

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