Shareables · HSK 2 · 形 · Easy to confuse
形近 · Characters that look like 年
年 next to 华、半、孕 — one stroke apart, nothing else in common.
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年niánsurname Nian/year/grain/harvest (old)/variant of 年
形近字 · LOOK ALIKE, READ DIFFERENTLY
Same shape at a glance. Different sound, different meaning.
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 年 | nián | surname Nian/year/grain/harvest (old)/variant of 年 |
| 华 | huá | abbr. for China/Mount Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi/surname Hua/old variant of 花[hua1]/flower/magnificent/splendid/flowery |
| 半 | bàn | half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half |
| 孕 | yùn | pregnant |
| 夸 | kuā | used in 克/to boast; to exaggerate/to praise |
| 孚 | fú | to trust |
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