元年 yuán nián

first year of an era; first year of an emperor's reign

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 59239th word

Definitions

  1. 1. first year of an era
  2. 2. first year of an emperor's reign
  3. 3. first year of a significant time period

Characters

Character Meaning
元 yuán HSK 3
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); original; primary
年 nián HSK 1
year; grain; harvest (old)