开元

Traditional: 開元

Kāi yuán

Dictionary entry

Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity

What does 开元 mean?

开元 (Kāi yuán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity

Character breakdown

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开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 元Yuánsurname Yuan · Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)

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开元

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