Chinese
公元
/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
anno Domini (AD); Common Era (CE)
- HSK 4
- TOCFL 6
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Origin
Short for 公曆紀元／公历纪元 (gōnglì jìyuán, “Gregorian calendar + era”).
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Lineage
- characterChinese公 “public; communal”
- characterChinese元 “first; initial; primary; beginning”
Sources
- HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
- 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
- Written form — n/a
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wiktionary: 公元