| 近 |
jìn jǐ nián | in recent years |
| 近 |
jìn | near / close to / approximately |
| 几 |
jī | small table |
| 几 |
jī | almost |
| 几 |
jǐ | how much / how many / several / a few |
| 几 |
jǐ nián | a few years; several years / how many years? |
| 年 |
Nián | surname Nian |
| 年 |
nián | year / CL:个 |
| 年 |
nián | grain / harvest (old) / variant of 年 |