Meaning of 元年
元年 means first year of a reign (of an emperor or feudal lord); first year after changing the era name; first year of an era or calendar system; year one. Pronounced yuán nián.
- first year of a reign (of an emperor or feudal lord); first year after changing the era name
- first year of an era or calendar system; year one
- first year of a new political system or major governmental reorganization
Definitions & Examples
Yǐn隐
gōng公
yuán元
nián年
fā发
shēng生
le了
zhòng重
yào要
shì事
jiàn件
。
Important events occurred in the first year of Duke Yin's reign.
Zhēn贞
guān观
yuán元
nián年
，
Táng唐
cháo朝
kāi开
shǐ始
le了
xīn新
de的
zhì治
lǐ理
shí时
qī期
。
In the first year of the Zhenguan era, the Tang Dynasty began a new period of governance.