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早年 (zǎo nián) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

早年 (zǎo nián) is a Chinese word: early years. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 早年

名 míng noun

early years

他早年在北京学习中文。

tā zǎo nián zài Běi jīng xué xí Zhōng wén

He studied Chinese in Beijing in his early years.

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Word breakdown

早 zǎo — early

年 nián — years

Structure & writing
1 早 zǎo — morning
早 is a component in 3 characters

consists of

1.1 日 rì — the sun
日 is a component in 67 characters
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1.2 十 shí — ten (the number 9+1)
十 is a component in 29 characters
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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