积年

积

積

ji̅

年

nián

for a long time / over many years / old / advanced in age

Characters and words in 积年

积

積

ji̅ = ji + Ø1

to amass / to accumulate / to store / measured quantity (such as area of volume) / product (the result of multiplication) / to integrate (math.) / to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.) / old / long-standing

积 = 只 + 禾 : Joan of Arc (ji) and the cuttlefish (只) are preparing for bad times in front of the space station (Ø1). Together they are piling up (积) cereals (禾) so that they can always eat in times of need.

年

nián = ni + an2

surname Nian

年

nián = ni + an2

year / CL:個|个[ge4]

年 = 午 + 丨 + 一 : Nefertiti (ni) is having lunch (午) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). Unfortunately they didn't have any cutlery left so she has to use a dinosaur bone (丨) and a flute (一) instead of fork and knife. It will take her a whole year (年) to finish her lunch this way.