| 1 | 年 | 年 | nián | nian2 | year; Classifiers: 个 ; surname Nian; grain; harvest (old); variant of 年 | | |
| 2 | 年代 | 年代 | nián dài | nian2 dai4 | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 3 | 年轻 | 年輕 | nián qīng | nian2 qing1 | youthful; young | | |
| 4 | 年龄 | 年齡 | nián líng | nian2 ling2 | (a person's) age; Classifiers: 把 | | |
| 5 | 年前 | 年前 | nián qián | nian2 qian2 | before the end of the year; before the new year | | |
| 6 | 年间 | 年間 | nián jiān | nian2 jian1 | in the years of; during those years; period (of dynasty or decade) | | |
| 7 | 年纪 | 年紀 | nián jì | nian2 ji4 | age; Classifiers: 把 | | |
| 8 | 年轻人 | 年輕人 | nián qīng rén | nian2 qing1 ren2 | young people; youngster | | |
| 9 | 年级 | 年級 | nián jí | nian2 ji2 | grade; year (in school, college etc); Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 10 | 年底 | 年底 | nián dǐ | nian2 di3 | the end of the year; year-end | | |
| 11 | 年度 | 年度 | nián dù | nian2 du4 | year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual | | |
| 12 | 年初 | 年初 | nián chū | nian2 chu1 | beginning of the year | | |
| 13 | 年头 | 年頭 | nián tóu | nian2 tou2 | start of the year; whole year; a particular year; period; days; epoch; a year's harvest | | |
| 14 | 年限 | 年限 | nián xiàn | nian2 xian4 | age limit; fixed number of years | | |
| 15 | 年内 | 年內 | nián nèi | nian2 nei4 | during the current year | | |
| 16 | 年产 | 年產 | nián chǎn | nian2 chan3 | annual production | | |
| 17 | 年月 | 年月 | nián yuè | nian2 yue4 | months and year; time; days of one's life | | |
| 18 | 年份 | 年份 | nián fen | nian2 fen5 | particular year; certain year; given year | | |
| 19 | 年老 | 年老 | nián lǎo | nian2 lao3 | aged | | |
| 20 | 年长 | 年長 | nián zhǎng | nian2 zhang3 | senior | | |
| 21 | 年终 | 年終 | nián zhōng | nian2 zhong1 | within the year; in the middle of the year; mid-year; end of the year | | |
| 22 | 年岁 | 年歲 | nián suì | nian2 sui4 | years of age; age | | |
| 23 | 年幼 | 年幼 | nián yòu | nian2 you4 | young; underage | | |
| 24 | 年轮 | 年輪 | nián lún | nian2 lun2 | annual ring; growth ring | | |
| 25 | 年味 | 年味 | nián wèi | nian2 wei4 | Spring Festival atmosphere; festive ambiance of Chinese New Year | | |