Trace Panda
■ radical

nián

year

How it’s built

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

禾
iconic

grain

卩
iconic

person

Through the ages

Oracle bone script
Bronze script
Seal script

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