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周年 zhōunián

周年 zhōunián Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 周年 zhōunián .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhōunián | zhou1 nian2
English translation
anniversary
annual

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Traditional form

週年

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí
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Etymology of 周年 zhōunián

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Zhōu

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of engraved jade, now written as diāo . kǒu (mouth) indicates that the character is only "mouthed", i.e. only used for its phonetic value. In simplified Chinese Zhōu is also used to mean "week", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is

Positional decomposition

jiōng 土口

Number of Strokes

8
Nián

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a person ( jié ) harvesting grain (). The harvest season is a yearly event. The components are not obvious in the modern form.

Positional decomposition

gān

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 周年 zhōunián

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men 结婚 jiéhūn 10周年 zhōunián 纪念 jìniàn , gěi mǎi le Méi 钻戒 zuàn jiè .

He bought her a diamond ring on their tenth wedding anniversary.

一九七四年 shì zhè 公司 gōngsī 成立 chénglì 二百周年 zhōunián .

The company's bicentenary was in

这家银行 yínháng jiāng 12 yuè 庆祝 qìngzhù 成立 chénglì 100周年 zhōunián

The bank celebrates its hundredth anniversary in December.

参加 cānjiā 运动 yùndòng de 人们 rén men zài 各种 gè zhǒng 仪式 yíshì 上点 duǒ duǒ 篝火 gōu huǒ 纪念 jìniàn 周年 zhōunián 庆典 qìng diǎn

Campaigners lit scores of bonfires in ceremonies to mark the anniversary.

建校三百周年纪念

the tercentenary of the school's foundation

周年 zhōunián Decomposition

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 周年 zhōunián and their own compounds.

周年 zhōunián Compounds

See all 38 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 周年 zhōunián in their composition.

  • Zhōu
    • diào , diāo , chóu , diāo , diāo , chóu , diāo , , chóu , zhāo , zhōu , diāo , dǎo , tiáo , chóu , zhōu , zhōu , , , , , , , chóu , , 調 diào , zhōu , , zhōu , , , , diāo , diāo
  • Nián
    • , ,
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