era name; reign title; year designation
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era name; reign title; year designation used for chronology
formalHistorically refers to titles adopted by emperors to designate years of their rule (e.g., 贞观, 康熙). In contemporary usage, it can also refer to the numerical year designation in the Gregorian calendar (公元纪年).
“
Zhēn贞
guàn观
”
shì是
Táng唐
Tài太
zōng宗
de的
nián年
hào号
。
"Zhenguan" is the era name of Emperor Taizong of Tang.
Kāng康
xī熙
shì是
Qīng清
cháo朝
shǐ使
yòng用
shí时
jiān间
zuì最
cháng长
de的
nián年
hào号
。
Kangxi is the longest-used era name of the Qing Dynasty.
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Rì日
běn本
xiàn现
zài在
de的
nián年
hào号
shì是
“
Lìng令
hé和
”
。
Japan's current era name is "Reiwa".
Wǒ我
men们
xiàn现
zài在
shǐ使
yòng用
de的
gōng公
yuán元
èr2
líng0
èr2
sì4
nián年
，
qí其
zhōng中
de的
shù数
zì字
èr2
líng0
èr2
sì4
yě也
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
nián年
hào号
。
In the Gregorian year 2024 AD that we use today, the number 2024 is also a type of year designation.