公元

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Chinese

just; honourable; public
just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
 
primary; first; fundamental
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
 
trad. (公元)
simp. #(公元)

Etymology

Short for 公曆紀元公历纪元 (gōnglì jìyuán, “Gregorian calendar + era”).

Pronunciation


Noun

公元

  1. anno Domini (AD); Common Era (CE)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

公元

  1. chữ Hán form of Công Nguyên (Common Era).