年 Nián
Pronounced like “n-yan”
年 means year

Numbering years follows the month-naming format, placing a number before 年. The only difference, however, is that years are numbered using single digits.

二零一一年
Èr língyī yī nián
2011

二零一二年
Èr língyī èr nián
2012

零 líng
Pronounced like “lean-g”
零 means zero