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Mythic Mandarin

年轻 (nián qīng): meaning and stroke order

年轻 (nián qīng) means young.

年轻

Simplified
年轻
Traditional
年輕
Pinyin
nián qīng

Stroke order of 年轻

年

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

Stroke by stroke

轻

  • qīng light; easy
  • 9 strokes
  • Traditional form: 輕

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 年轻

  1. nián qīng Traditional 年輕
    • young

Radicals of the characters

年
Radical 干 (Kangxi radical 51) · 6 strokes · 𠂉 on top, 㐄 below
轻
Radical 车 (Kangxi radical 159) in its simplified form · 9 strokes · 车 on the left, 𢀖 on the right

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.

年轻 in our stories

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  • 她只好说真话:“我奶奶年轻的时候去过很多地方,我从小就爱听她讲旅行的故事。”

    tā zhǐhǎo shuō zhēnhuà wǒ nǎinai niánqīng de shíhou qù guò hěn duō dìfang wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù ài tīng tā jiǎng lǚxíng de gùshi

    She has no choice but to tell the truth: "My grandma travelled a lot when she was young. Ever since I was little, I've loved listening to her travel stories."

    From the story The honest answer HSK 3

  • 从前,有一个年轻的农民,家里很穷,每天一个人在田里干活。

    cóngqián yǒu yí gè niánqīng de nóngmín jiāli hěn qióng měitiān yí gè rén zài tián lǐ gànhuó

    Once upon a time there was a young farmer. He was very poor and worked alone in the fields every day.

    From the story The river-snail girl HSK 4

  • 王阿姨说,她年轻的时候是钢琴老师,现在每天下班以后,就来弹一会儿。

    Wáng āyí shuō tā niánqīng de shíhou shì gāngqín lǎoshī xiànzài měitiān xiàbān yǐhòu jiù lái tán yíhuìr

    Auntie Wang said she had been a piano teacher when she was young; now she came to play for a while every day after work.

    From the story The piano at midnight HSK 4

Stories using 年轻

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).