公元
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
公元 (gōngyuán) · AD
公元 (gōngyuán) means “AD; CE (Common Era)”. It is written with 2 characters: 公 (fair) + 元 (yuan). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 公元 is built
The characters
公 gōng · fair
What 公 is made of
- 八bā — eight
- 厶sī — private
Origin hint: To divide 八 what is private 厶 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
元 yuán · yuan
What 元 is made of
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: A man 儿 with two lines emphasizing their head 二 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这座桥是公元六百年建的。Zhè zuò qiáo shì gōngyuán liùbǎi nián jiàn de.This bridge was built in 600 AD.
公元前的历史你了解多少？Gōngyuán qián de lìshǐ nǐ liǎojiě duōshǎo?How much do you know about history before the Common Era?
Questions about 公元
What does 公元 mean?
公元 (gōngyuán) means “AD; CE (Common Era)”.
How do you pronounce 公元?
公元 is pronounced gōngyuán.
Which HSK level is 公元?
公元 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 办公室bàngōngshìoffice
- 公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
- 公交车gōngjiāochēbus
- 公斤gōngjīnkilogram
- 公里gōnglǐkilometer
- 公路gōnglùroad
- 公平gōngpíngfair
- 公司gōngsīcompany
- 公园gōngyuánpark
- 高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway
Learn 公元 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 77: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.