| 初 |
chū nián | early years |
| 初 |
chū | (bound form) at first; initially / (bound form) first; early / (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 "the third" |
| 年 |
Nián | surname Nian |
| 年 |
nián | year / CL:个 |
| 年 |
nián | grain / harvest (old) / variant of 年 |