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  *元* | 元* | *元
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first; original; primary / (bound form) basic; fundamental / (bound form) constituent; part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument; variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon
HSK 1
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  *朝* | 朝* | *朝
imperial or royal court / government / dynasty / reign of a sovereign or emperor / court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor / to make a pilgrimage to / facing / towards
HSK 3
to dominate; to reign supreme
the Qianlong era / Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王, personal name 弘曆|弘历, reigned 1735–1799
the present time / (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty
HSK 7-9
Liu Shan (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263 / Taiwan pr. [Liu2 Chan2]
reign name of second Qing emperor (1644-1662)
the customer reigns supreme (idiom)
Reiwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (2019-) of emperor Naruhito 德仁
reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908)
Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民 (599-649), reigned 626-649
Kangxi, reign title (1662–1722) of the Kangxi Emperor 聖祖|圣祖 / the Kangxi Emperor (Qing dynasty)
dynasty / reign (of a king)
HSK 7-9
first year of an emperor's reign / first year of an era / first year of a significant time period
Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗 (599-649), reigned 626-649
King Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of Western Zhou 西周, son of King Wu of Zhou 周武王
Emperor Ming of Tang (685-762), also known as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang 唐玄宗, reigned 712-756
Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇, reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基, reigned 712-756
Liu Bang (256 or 247-195 BC), bandit leader who became first Han emperor Han Gaozu 漢高祖|汉高祖 (reigned 202-195 BC)
Christmas / birthday of reigning Emperor / Confucius' birthday
Emperor Gaozong of Tang, reign name of third Tang emperor Li Zhi 李治 (628-683), reigned 649-683
Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊 (566-635), reigned 618-626
Puyi, personal name of the last Qing emperor (reigned as child 1909-1911), the subject of Bertolucci's biopic The Last Emperor
Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (reigned 1861-1908)
personal name of seventh Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗 (685-762), reigned 712-756
Zhengtong Emperor, reign name of sixth Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇 (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449, temple name Yingzong 英宗
to dominate over all others / to wield all the power / to reign supreme
the Emperor's body / Holy body / the current reigning Emperor
Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814-846), reign name of sixteenth Tang emperor Li Chan 李瀍, reigned 840-846
Deep Blue, chess-playing computer, first to defeat reigning world champion, developed by IBM (1985-1997)
reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402
reign name (1909-1911) of the last Qing emperor Pu Yi 溥儀|溥仪
King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王 the first Zhou dynasty king
Shōwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1925-1989) of emperor Hirohito 裕仁
Emperor Hui of Jin (259-307), personal name 司馬衷|司马衷, 2nd emperor of Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝, reigned 290-307
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  *王* | 王* | *王
(literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)
the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC
Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, reign name of twentieth Tang emperor 李曄|李晔 (867-904), reigned 888-904
Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗 reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity
Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC
King Wu of Zhou (-1043), personal name Ji Fa 姬發|姬发, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 1046-1043 BC
Emperor Taizong of Tang (727-779), reign name of ninth Tang emperor Li Yu 李豫, reigned 762-779
Emperor Dezong of Tang (742-805), reign name of tenth Tang emperor Li Kuo 李适, reigned 779-805
to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old)
King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 西周 1046-771 BC
Minghe, rail station in South Taiwan / Meiwa (Japanese reign name 1764-1772) / Meiwa (common name for Japanese companies or schools)
Fu Jian (338-385), emperor of Former Qin 前秦, reigning from 357-385
Emperor Suzong of Tang (711-762), reign name of eighth Tang emperor Li Heng 李亨, reigned 756-762
Li Ye, personal name of twentieth Tang emperor Zhaozong 昭宗 (867-904), reigned 888-904
Li Yu, personal name of ninth Tang emperor Taizong 代宗 (727-779), reigned 762-779
first Sui emperor Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom) / fig. reign of terror / carnage
reign name of Qing emperor (1861-1875)
Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳|吴 in the Three Kingdoms period
Zhengde Emperor, reign name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao 朱厚照 (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521, temple name 明武宗
Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wu of Song 宋武帝
to reign supreme; to dominate (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 制霸 "seiha")
Emperor Ruizong of Tang, reign name of sixth Tang emperor Li Dan 李旦 (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712
Heisei, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1989-2019) of emperor Akihito 明仁
Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖 (566-635), reigned 618-626
King Xiaocheng of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 266-245 BC
Emperor Shang of Tang, reign name of fifth Tang emperor Li Chongmao 李重茂 (c. 695-715), reigned 710
Xianfeng (1831-1861), reign name of Qing emperor, reigned from 1850-1861 / Xianfeng County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei
King Daoxiang of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 245-236 BC
Duke Wen of Jin (697-628 BC, reigned 636-628 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗 (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712
Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
Yoshihito, personal name of the Taishō 大正 emperor of Japan (1879-1926), reigned 1912-1926
Emperor Wu of Song (363-422), personal name Liu Yu 劉裕|刘裕, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned 420-422
King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC) / later King Huai of Chu (reigned 208-205 BC)
to be on the throne; to reign / to hold a particular leadership position
reign title / era name (name for either the entire reign of an emperor or one part of it) / year number (such as 2016 or 甲子)
Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former and later Han
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC) / also called 闔閭|阖闾
Yongzheng, reign name of Qing emperor (1722-1735)
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810-859), reign name of seventeenth Tang emperor Li Chen 李忱, reigned 846-859
Emperor Yizong of Tang (833-873), reign name of eighteenth Tang emperor Li Cui 李漼, reigned 859-873
to be the reigning emperor / to ascend to the imperial throne
reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty
lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
King Mu, fifth king of Zhou, said to have lived to 105 and reigned 976-922 BC or 1001-947 BC, rich in associated mythology
empress / refers to Tang empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天 (624-705), reigned 690-705
Chenghua, reign title of the eighth Ming emperor (reigned 1465-1487)
Ismail (name) / Shāh Ismāil I (1487-1524), founder of Persian Safavid dynasty, reigned 1501-1524
Li Chen, personal name of seventeenth Tang emperor Xuanzong 宣宗 (810-859), reigned 846-859
Emperor Ling of Han (156-189), reigned from 168 to 189
Khufu (pharaoh, reigned possibly 2590-2568 BC)
reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850)
Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960
Li Chongmao, personal name of fifth Tang emperor Shang 唐殤帝|唐殇帝 (c. 695-715), reigned 710
Robespierre (name) / Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), French revolutionary leader, enthusiastic advocate of reign of terror 1791-1794
Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 650-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
Hongzhi Emperor, reign name of ninth Ming emperor 朱祐樘 (1470-1505), reigned 1487-1505, temple name 明孝宗
Li Chan, personal name of sixteenth Tang Emperor Wuzong 武宗 (814-846), reigned 840-846
Li Zhi, personal name of third Tang emperor Gaozong 唐高宗, (628-683), reigned 649-683
King Min of Qi (reigned 323-284 BC)

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