公元 gōngyuán A.D.

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Stroke order

公元 is written in 8 strokes across 2 characters.

公元 — the Chinese character for A.D. (gōngyuán), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 公元 — A.D.

公 — 4 strokes
元 — 4 strokes

Senses

CE (Common Era)
Christian Era
AD (Anno Domini)

Characters in 公元

公 gōng — public; collectively owned; common
元 yuán — currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary; (bound form) basic; fundamental

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

公元 is pronounced gōngyuán and means “A.D.”.

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