年 · Wang Xizhi (v4)
Nián (2nd tone). Shuowen Jiezi (卷七, 禾部) defines 年 as 穀孰也 — ‘the grain ripens’ — written 从禾千聲, a stalk bending under its own weight. A ‘year’ in early China was therefore one harvest rather than an abstract orbit: 《穀梁傳·桓公三年》 states 五穀皆熟為有年也, $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart