紀元

See also: 纪元

Chinese

		discipline; age; era discipline; age; era; period; order; record	primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
trad. (紀元)		紀	元
simp. (纪元)		纪	元

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei² jyun⁴
Min Nan (POJ): kì-goân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jìyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihyuan
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ y̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei² jyun⁴
  - Yale: géi yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei² jyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi² yun⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kei̯³⁵ jyːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kì-goân
  - Tâi-lô: kì-guân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kie'goaan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki²¹⁻⁵³ guan²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ guan²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki²¹⁻⁵³ guan¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ki¹¹⁻⁵³ guan²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²¹⁻⁴¹ guan²³/

Noun

紀元

the beginning of an era or reign
era; time; period; epoch

Derived terms

公元 (gōngyuán)
新紀元／新纪元 (xīnjìyuán)

耶穌紀元／耶稣纪元 (yēsū jìyuán)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (紀元):

Japanese: 紀 (き)元 (げん) (kigen)
Korean: 기원 (紀元, giwon)
Vietnamese: kỉ nguyên (紀元)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紀	元
き Grade: 4	げん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

紀元 (hiragana きげん, rōmaji kigen)

era
AD, the Christian era

Kanji in this term
紀	元
のり Grade: 4	もと Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Proper noun

紀元 (hiragana のりもと, rōmaji Norimoto)

A male given name.

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