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Mythic Mandarin

年间 (nián jiān): meaning and stroke order

年间 (nián jiān) means in the years of, during those years, period (of dynasty or decade).

年间

Simplified
年间
Traditional
年間
Pinyin
nián jiān

Stroke order of 年间

年

  • Nián surname Nian
  • nián year; CL:個|个[ge4]
  • nián grain; harvest (old)
  • 6 strokes
  • Traditional form: 秊

Stroke by stroke

间

  • jiān between; among
  • jiàn gap; to separate
  • 7 strokes
  • Traditional form: 間

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 年间

  1. nián jiān Traditional 年間
    • in the years of
    • during those years
    • period (of dynasty or decade)

Radicals of the characters

年
Radical 干 (Kangxi radical 51) · 6 strokes · 𠂉 on top, 㐄 below
间
Radical 门 (Kangxi radical 169) in its simplified form · 7 strokes · built from 门 and 日

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

年间 in our stories

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  • 账本是清朝光绪年间的，纸已经发黄变脆，一碰就掉渣，上面记的都是普通的米店收支。

    zhàngběn shì Qīngcháo Guāngxù niánjiān de zhǐ yǐjīng fāhuáng biàn cuì yí pèng jiù diào zhā shàngmiàn jì de dōu shì pǔtōng de mǐ diàn shōuzhī

    The ledger dated from the Guangxu reign of the Qing dynasty. Its paper was yellow and brittle, crumbling at a touch, and it recorded only the ordinary income and spending of a rice shop.

    From the story Words written in rice water HSK 7–9 · Level 7

Stories using 年间

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).