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
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kì-goân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gi² nguang⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìyuán
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-yüan²
    • Yale: jì-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihyuan
    • Palladius: цзиюань (czijuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei² jyun⁴
    • Yale: géi yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei² jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi² yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³⁵ jyːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kì-goân
    • Tâi-lô: kì-guân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kie'goaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki²¹⁻⁵³ ɡuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki²¹⁻⁵³ ɡuan¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡuan²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gi² nguang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kí nguâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki⁵²⁻³⁵ ŋuaŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

紀元

1. the beginning of an era or reign
2. 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

Pronunciation

Kanji in this term
紀	元
き Grade: 5	げん Grade: 2
kan'on

• (Tokyo) きげん [kíꜜgèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲiɡẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

紀(き)元(げん) • (Kigen) 

1. the Common Era

   紀(き)元(げん)元(がん)年(ねん) ― Kigen gannen ― 1 CE

   西(せい)暦(れき)紀(き)元(げん) ― seireki Kigen ― the Common Era (literally, “the Era of the Western calendar”)

   西(せい)暦(れき)紀(き)元(げん)前(ぜん) 100(ひゃく)年(ねん) ― seireki Kigenzen hyaku-nen ― 100 BCE

2. (generally) The basis point for measuring years in a calendar; the year 0 for any given time-reckoning system.
3. (historical) The era of all emperors to have ever ruled Japan, starting with Emperor Jinmu's supposed ascension in 660 BCE, established in 1872 (5th year of the Meiji era).

   紀(き)元(げん)節(せつ) ― Kigensetsu ― the Era Festival

Proper noun

Kanji in this term
紀	元
のり Grade: 5	もと Grade: 2
kun'yomi

紀(のり)元(もと) • (Norimoto) 

1. a male given name

Korean

Hanja in this term
紀	元

Noun

紀元 • (giwon) (hangeul 기원)

1. hanja form^? of 기원 (“era”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
紀	元

Noun

紀元

1. chữ Hán form of kỉ nguyên (“era”).