| | 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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| | 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 |
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| | the present time / (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty | HSK 7-9 |
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| | dynasty / reign (of a king) | HSK 7-9 |
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| | to rule / to reign over | |
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| | Jiading district of northwest Shanghai / final reign name 1208-1224 of South Song emperor Ningzong 寧宗|宁宗 | |
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| | Shōwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1925-1989) of emperor Hirohito 裕仁 | |
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| | Christmas / birthday of reigning Emperor / Confucius' birthday | |
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| | Yongjia county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州, Zhejiang / reign name 307-313 of Jin Emperor Huai 晉懷帝|晋怀帝 | |
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| | Akihito, personal name of the Heisei 平成 emperor of Japan (1933-), reigned 1989-2019 | |
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| | Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗 reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity | |
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| | Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王, personal name 弘曆|弘历, reigned 1735-1799 | |
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| | Kangxi, title of the reign (1661-1722) of the Kangxi Emperor 聖祖|圣祖 | |
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| | reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty | |
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| | first year of an emperor's reign / first year of an era / first year of a significant time period | |
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| | reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850) | |
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| | the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC | |
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| | posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty / King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367-1422), reigned 1400-1418 | |
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| | Yongzheng, reign name of Qing emperor (1722-1735) | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣 (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, temple name 明成祖 | |
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| | Jianwen Emperor, reign name of second Ming Emperor Zhu Yunwen 朱允炆 (1377-1402), reigned 1398-1402 | |
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| | Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang empress, reigned 690-705 | |
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| | reign name of Ming emperor (1573-1619) | |
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| | on the throne / reigning (monarch) | |
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| | Wuding reign name (543-550) during Eastern Wei of the Northern Dynasties 東魏|东魏 / Wuding County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州, Yunnan | |
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| | 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) | |
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| | Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (reigned 1861-1908) | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | 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) | |
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| | Zhengde Emperor, reign name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao 朱厚照 (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521, temple name 明武宗 | |
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| | Jiaqing Emperor (1760-1820), seventh Qing emperor, personal name 顒琰|颙琰, reigned 1796-1820 | |
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| | Wenzong Emperor, reign name of Yuan Dynasty emperor Tugh Temür (1304-1332), reigned 1328-1332 | |
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| | Taishang Huang / Retired Emperor / father of the reigning emperor / fig. puppet master | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old) | |
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| | reign name of second Qing emperor (1644-1662) | |
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| | Antei (Japanese reign name, 1227-1229) | |
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| | Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294 | |
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| | reign name (1909-1911) of the last Qing emperor Pu Yi 溥儀|溥仪 | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | Deep Blue, chess-playing computer, first to defeat reigning world champion, developed by IBM (1985-1997) | |
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| | Xuande Emperor, reign name of fifth Ming emperor Zhu Zhanji 朱瞻基 (1398-1435), reigned 1426-1436, temple name 明宣宗 | |
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| | Hongzhi Emperor, reign name of ninth Ming emperor 朱祐樘 (1470-1505), reigned 1487-1505, temple name 明孝宗 | |
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| | Hirohito, personal name of the Shōwa 昭和 emperor of Japan (1901-1989), reigned 1925-1989 | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom) / fig. reign of terror / carnage | |
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| | Meiji, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1868-1912) of the Meiji emperor | |
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| | Li Xuan, personal name of nineteenth Tang emperor Xizong 僖宗 (862-888), reigned 873-888 | |
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| | Heisei, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1989-2019) of emperor Akihito 明仁 | |
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| | King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC) / also called 闔廬|阖庐 | |
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| | reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908) | |
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| | Chongzhen, reign name of last Ming emperor (1628-1644) | |
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| | Yoshihito, personal name of the Taishō 大正 emperor of Japan (1879-1926), reigned 1912-1926 | |
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| | 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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| | Sun Quan (reigned 222-252), southern warlord and king of state of Wu 吳|吴 in the Three Kingdoms period | |
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| | Fu Jian (338-385), emperor of Former Qin 前秦, reigning from 357-385 | |
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| | Liu Shan (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263 / Taiwan pr. [Liu2 Chan2] | |
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| | Taishō, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1912-1926) of emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁 | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | Zhuanxu, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝, grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝, trad. reigned 2513-2435 BC | |
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| | Minghe, rail station in South Taiwan / Meiwa (Japanese reign name 1764-1772) / Meiwa (common name for Japanese companies or schools) | |
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| | the Emperor's body / Holy body / the current reigning Emperor | |
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| | You Meng, famous court jester during the reign of King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王, known for his intelligence and sharp tongue | |
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| | first Sui emperor Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604 | |
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| | Zhao Gou (1107-1187), personal name of the tenth Song Emperor Gaozong 宋高宗 (reigned 1127-1162) | |
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| | Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗 (656-710), reigned 705-710 | |
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| | Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗 (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712 | |
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| | Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former and later Han | |
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| | King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC) / also called 闔閭|阖闾 | |
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| | reign name of Qing emperor (1861-1875) | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊 (566-635), reigned 618-626 | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗 (599-649), reigned 626-649 | |
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| | Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810-859), reign name of seventeenth Tang emperor Li Chen 李忱, reigned 846-859 | |
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| | Li Song, personal name of eleventh Tang emperor Shunzong 順宗|顺宗 (761-806), reigned 805-806 | |
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| | ASHIKAGA Yoshimasa (1435-1490), eighth Ashikaga shōgun, reigned 1449-1473 | |
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| | Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民 (599-649), reigned 626-649 | |
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| | King Min of Qi (reigned 323-284 BC) | |
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| | Wendi (541-604), posthumous name of the first Sui emperor, reigned 581-604 | |
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| | personal name of seventh Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗 (685-762), reigned 712-756 | |
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| | Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 650-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 | |
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| | Emperor Ling of Han (156-189), reigned from 168 to 189 | |
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| | reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402 | |
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| | Chenghua, reign title of the eighth Ming emperor (reigned 1465-1487) | |
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| | Hongxi Emperor, reign name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽 (1378-1425), reigned (1424-1425), temple name 明仁宗 | |
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| | Queen Victoria (reigned 1837-1901) | |
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| | Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi | |
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| | King Xuan, eleventh King of Zhou, reigned (828-782 BC) | |
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| | Emperor Aidi of Tang, reign name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Li Zhu 李祝 (892-908), reigned 904-907 | |
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| | Duke Wen of Jin (697-628 BC, reigned 636-628 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 | |
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| | Li Heng, personal name of thirteenth Tang emperor Muzong 穆宗 (795-824), reigned 821-825 | |
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| | Li Ye, personal name of twentieth Tang emperor Zhaozong 昭宗 (867-904), reigned 888-904 | |
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| | Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖 (566-635), reigned 618-626 | |
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| | Li Chun, personal name of twelfth Tang emperor Xianzong 憲宗|宪宗 (778-820), reigned 805-820 | |
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| | the customer reigns supreme (idiom) | |
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| | posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC | |
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| | Robespierre (name) / Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), French revolutionary leader, enthusiastic advocate of reign of terror 1791-1794 | |
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