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申年 Pronunciation and Pinyin

申年 Usage and Examples

Year of the Monkey

Monkey Year

The characters in 申年

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
申
shēn5apply, state, monkey branch
年
nián6year or age

More words starting with 申

  • shēn申lìng令to issue an order or command
  • shēn申bàn办
  • shēn申chéng城Shanghai, Shencheng
  • shēn申bào报declare, report
  • shēn申chì敕To report and issue a decree, Imperial decree
  • shēn申chì斥rebuke, reprimand
  • shēn申dàn旦dá达xī夕de地From dawn till dusk, All day long
  • shēn申shí时the hour of Shen (3 to 5 p.m.), 3 to 5 p.m.
  • shēn申míng明declare, state
  • shēn申míng明le了declared, stated
  • shēn申qǔ曲Shenqu Opera, Huju Opera
  • shēn申hóu猴zhī之nián年Year of the Monkey, The Year of the Monkey

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Questions about 申年

What does 申年 mean in Chinese?

申年 (shēn nián) means “Year of the Monkey, Monkey Year”.

How do you pronounce 申年?

申年 is pronounced shēn nián in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Year of the Monkey” in Chinese?

“Year of the Monkey” is 申年 (shēn nián) in Chinese.

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