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晚年 (wǎn nián) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

晚年 (wǎn nián) is a Chinese word: later years, old age. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 晚年

名 míng noun

later years, old age

她晚年致力于慈善事业。

tā wǎn nián zhì lì yú cí shàn shì yè

She devoted her later years to charitable work.

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Word breakdown

晚 wǎn — late, latter (period)

年 nián — years (of life)

Structure & writing
1 晚 wǎn — evening; night

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

consists of

1.1 日 rì — the sun
日 is a component in 67 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