Chinese

明年

míngnián
next year
  • HSK 1
  • TOCFL 2
  • 門年
  • 门年

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Lineage

  • characterChinese明 “bright; light; brilliant”
    • ideaChinese日 “Sun”
    • componentChinese囧 “patterned window; a clear and bright window; shining, brightness”
    • componentChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙/双 mn-t)”
    • componentChinese田 “farmland (Classifier: 塊/块 m c)”
    • ideaChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪/轮 m)”
  • characterChinese年 “year (in generic contexts)”
    • meaningChinese禾 “grain; cereal”
    • soundChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個/个 m c; 隻/只 h)”

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