年画 meaning in English

niánhuà

New Year (Spring Festival) picture

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 年畫14 strokes

Meaning of 年画

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

niánhuà
  1. New Year (Spring Festival) picture

Stroke order for each character

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年 nián · year · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

画 huà · to draw · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 年画.

今年jīnniánthis year
去年qùniánlast year
明年míngniánnext year
半年bàn niánhalf a year
新年xīnniánNew Year
年轻niánqīngyoung
少年shàoniánearly youth; youngster
青年qīngniányouth; youthful years
画家huàjiāpainter
青少年qīng-shàoniánadolescent; youth
周年zhōuniánanniversary; annual
年级niánjígrade; year (in school, college etc)

Questions about 年画

What does 年画 mean?

年画 (niánhuà) means "New Year (Spring Festival) picture" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 年画?

年画 is made of 2 characters: 年 (6 strokes), 画 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 年画 an HSK word?

Yes. 年画 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 年画 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 年画 is written 年畫.