开元

開元
Kāiyuán
Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗 Táng Xuánzōng reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity

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Homographs

开元 kāiyuán

Entry Composition

=1 开 kāi
  1. to open (transitive or intransitive)
  2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
  3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
  4. to boil
  5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. (directional complement) away; off
  7. carat (gold)
  8. abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文 Kāiěrwén
  9. abbr. for 开本 kāiběn, book format
=1 开 jiān
  1. (obsolete) even, level
  2. a surname
  3. even, level
2 元 yuán
  1. currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
  2. (bound form) first; original; primary
  3. (bound form) basic; fundamental
  4. (bound form) constituent; part
  5. (prefix) meta-
  6. (math.) argument; variable
  7. era (of a reign)
  8. (Tw) (geology) eon

Containing this entry

开元天宝遗事 Kāiyuán Tiānbǎoyíshì