元世祖 yuán shì zǔ

Kublai Khan; first Yuan emperor

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294

Characters

Character Meaning
元 yuán HSK 3
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); original; primary
世 shì HSK 3
world; era; age
祖 zǔ HSK 6
ancestor; forefather; grandparents