There are many ways to write Nian in running script. Examples are as follows:
Basic explanation of Nian
年[nián]?
1. How long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun?: three years and five years.
2. Annual?: annual salary.
3. The beginning of a year?: New Year.
4. New Year-related (supplies)?: New Year’s goods.
5. Period, era?: years. ~Shen Rijiu
6. Harvest?: Famine years.
7. Age?: Annual rings.
8. What are the stages of a person’s life?: Old age.
9. In the imperial examination era, the mutual name for those who passed the examination in the same year?: Nianyi (the relationship between those who passed the examination in the same year).
10. Surname.
Extended information:
Character evolution:
Shuowen Jiezi:
The vernacular version of "Shuowen Jiezi": year, The grain is ripe. The glyph uses "禾" as the side part and "千" as the side part. "Spring and Autumn Annals" says: "There is a great harvest." The original meaning of the word "Zhao" is: a verb, to carry the harvested grain home.
Explanation of related vocabulary:
1. New Year’s dinner [nián fàn]?
It is a meal that the whole family eats together on Lunar New Year’s Eve.
2. Almanac [nián lì]?
Printed printed with the months, days, dates, solar terms, etc. of the year: almanac cards.
3. Ordinary year [píng nián]?
A year in which the Gregorian calendar does not have a leap day or the lunar calendar does not have a leap month. An ordinary year in the Gregorian calendar has 365 days, and an ordinary year in the lunar calendar has 354 or 355 days.
4. The first year [yuán nián]?
The first year when an emperor or a prince ascends the throne or the first year when an emperor changes the Yuan Dynasty, such as the first year of Yin and the first year of Zhenguan.
5. Tiannian [tiān nián]?
Refers to a person’s natural lifespan: to the end of his or her natural life.