元年

Traditional form:

元年

Pinyin (reading):

yuánnián

Definitions:

• first year of an emperor's reign
• first year of an era
• first year of a significant time period

Characters:

• 元 - first; dollar; origin; head
• 年 - year; anniversary; a person's age

Traditional characters:

• 元 - first; dollar; origin; head
• 年 - year; anniversary; a person's age