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年画 (nián huà) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

年画 (nián huà) is a Chinese word: New Year painting. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 年画

名 míng noun

New Year painting

过年的时候,家家户户都会贴年画。

guò nián de shí hou jiā jiā hù hù dōu huì tiē nián huà

During New Year, every household puts up New Year paintings.

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Word breakdown

年 nián — New Year (Chinese New Year/Spring Festival)

画 huà — painting, picture

Structure & writing
1 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

2 画 huà — to draw or paint (with a brush or similar tool)

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

consists of

2.1 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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Stroke order