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嘉年华 (jiā nián huá) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

嘉年华 (jiā nián huá) is a Chinese word: carnival. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 嘉年华

名 míng noun

carnival

这个城市每年都会举办盛大的嘉年华活动。

zhè ge chéng shì měi nián dōu huì jǔ bàn shèng dà de jiā nián huá huó dòng

This city holds a grand carnival event every year.

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Word breakdown

嘉 jiā — excellent, auspicious; adds positive connotation

年 nián — year; indicates the annual nature of celebration

华 huá — splendid, magnificent; adds grandeur and serves as phonetic element

Structure & writing
1 嘉 jiā — beautiful; excellent

嘉 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 壴 zhù — musical instruments displayed and visible on a stand
壴 is a component in 3 characters

Stroke order

2 年 nián — year (unit of time; common year = 365 days, leap year = 366 days, every 4 years)

年 is not used as a component in any other character.

年 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

3 华 huá — referring to China
华 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

3.2 十 shí — ten (the number 9+1)
十 is a component in 29 characters
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Stroke order