New Year; CL:個|个[ge4]
新 (Xīn) · 13 strokes
Phonosemantic component. 辛 represents the sound, and 斤 (axe) and 木 (tree) represent the original meaning "firewood", now written as 薪. The meaning later shifted to "fresh" and "new".
年 (Nián) · 6 strokes
Pictograph of a person (人) harvesting grain (禾). The harvest season is a yearly event.