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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
dynasty / reign (of a king)
HSK 7-9
the present time / (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty
HSK 7-9
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
Yongzheng, reign name of Qing emperor (1722-1735)
Zhuanxu, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝, grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝, trad. reigned 2513-2435 BC
Antei (Japanese reign name, 1227-1229)
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  *王* | 王* | *王
(literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC) / also called 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾
Akihito, personal name of the Heisei 平成 emperor of Japan (1933-), reigned 1989-2019
Christmas / birthday of reigning Emperor / Confucius' birthday
Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕
first year of an emperor's reign / first year of an era / first year of a significant time period
empress / refers to Tang empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天 (624-705), reigned 690-705
Zhao Gou (1107-1187), personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong 宋高宗 (reigned 1127-1162)
reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty
Jiading district of northwest Shanghai / final reign name 1208-1224 of South Song emperor Ningzong 寧宗|宁宗
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
Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960
Kangxi, title of the reign (1661-1722) of the Kangxi Emperor 聖祖|圣祖
Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (reigned 1861-1908)
Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705
reign name of Ming emperor (1573-1619)
Wuding reign name (543–550) during Eastern Wei of the Northern Dynasties 東魏|东魏 / see 武定縣|武定县
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)
Jianwen Emperor, reign name of second Ming Emperor Zhu Yunwen 朱允炆 (1377-1402), reigned 1398-1402
King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
Zhengde Emperor, reign name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao 朱厚照 (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521, temple name 明武宗
Jingtai county in Baiyin 白銀|白银, Gansu / Jingtai Emperor, reign name of seventh Ming Emperor Zhu Qiyu 朱祁鈺|朱祁钰 (1428-1457), reigned 1449-1457, temple name 代宗
Jiaqing Emperor (1760-1820), seventh Qing emperor, personal name 顒琰|颙琰, reigned 1796-1820
Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗 reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity
Emperor Taizong of Tang (727-779), reign name of ninth Tang emperor Li Yu 李豫, reigned 762-779
Emperor Yang of Sui (569-618), said to have murdered his father and brother to seize the throne, reigned 604-618
Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣 (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, temple name 明成祖
Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋 (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, temple name 明太祖
to be on the throne; to reign / to hold a particular leadership position
to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old)
Deep Blue, chess-playing computer, first to defeat reigning world champion, developed by IBM (1985-1997)
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)
lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom) / fig. reign of terror / carnage
Yongjia county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州, Zhejiang / reign name 307-313 of Jin Emperor Huai 晉懷帝|晋怀帝
Wenzong Emperor, reign name of Yuan Dynasty emperor Tugh Temür (1304-1332), reigned 1328-1332
Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor / posthumous name 清太宗
A-dou, nickname of Liu Shan 劉禪|刘禅 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263 / (fig.) weak and inept person
reign name of second Qing emperor (1644-1662)
Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
Taishang Huang / Retired Emperor / father of the reigning emperor / fig. puppet master
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
reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908)
Chongzhen, reign name of last Ming emperor (1628-1644)
Yoshihito, personal name of the Taishō 大正 emperor of Japan (1879-1926), reigned 1912-1926
Fu Jian (338-385), emperor of Former Qin 前秦, reigning from 357-385
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC) / also called 闔廬|阖庐
posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty / King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367–1422), reigned 1400–1418
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
Hirohito, personal name of the Shōwa 昭和 emperor of Japan (1901-1989), reigned 1925-1989
Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳|吴 in the Three Kingdoms period
Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗 (599-649), reigned 626-649
personal name of seventh Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗 (685-762), reigned 712-756
Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former and later Han
reign name of Qing emperor (1861-1875)
Liu Shan (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263 / Taiwan pr. [Liu2 Chan2]
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 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
Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民 (599-649), reigned 626-649
Li Heng, personal name of thirteenth Tang emperor Muzong 穆宗 (795-824), reigned 821-825
Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗 (656-710), reigned 705-710
first Sui emperor Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗 (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712
Li Chun, personal name of twelfth Tang emperor Xianzong 憲宗|宪宗 (778-820), reigned 805-820
Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊 (566-635), reigned 618-626
Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
Puyi, personal name of the last Qing emperor (reigned as child 1909-1911), the subject of Bertolucci's biopic The Last Emperor
Reiwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (2019-) of emperor Naruhito 德仁
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
Tianshun Emperor, reign name of eighth Ming Emperor 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇 (1427-1464), reigned 1457-1464, temple name Yingzong 英宗
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
the customer reigns supreme (idiom)
Li Zhi, personal name of third Tang emperor Gaozong 唐高宗, (628-683), reigned 649-683
King Xuan, eleventh King of Zhou, reigned (828-782 BC)
Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖 (566-635), reigned 618-626
Li Zhan, personal name of fourteenth Tang emperor Jingzong 敬宗 (809-827), reigned 825-827
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
Li Ang, personal name of fifteenth Tang emperor Wenzong 文宗 (809-840), reigned 827-840
Emperor Dezong of Tang (742-805), reign name of tenth Tang emperor Li Kuo 李适, reigned 779-805
Emperor Ling of Han (156-189), reigned from 168 to 189
Li Heng, personal name of eighth Tang emperor Suzong 肅宗|肃宗 (711-762), reigned 756-762
Duke Huan of Qi (reigned 685-643 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
Khufu (pharaoh, reigned possibly 2590-2568 BC)
King Xuan of Qi (reigned 342-324 BC)
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810-859), reign name of seventeenth Tang emperor Li Chen 李忱, reigned 846-859
Robespierre (name) / Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), French revolutionary leader, enthusiastic advocate of reign of terror 1791-1794
to reign supreme; to dominate (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 制霸 "seiha")
Zhu Qiyu, personal name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰 (1428-1457), reigned 1449-1457
Emperor Gaozong of Tang, reign name of third Tang emperor Li Zhi 李治 (628-683), reigned 649-683
Zhu Qizhen, personal name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正統|正统, afterwards Tianshun Emperor 天順|天顺 (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449 and 1457-1464
Zhu Houzhao, personal name of tenth Ming emperor 正德 (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521

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