元末明初

Traditional form:

元末明初

Pinyin (reading):

Yuánmò Míngchū

Definitions:

• late Yuan and early Ming
• mid 14th century

Characters:

• 元 - first; dollar; origin; head
• 末 - end, final, last; insignificant
• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 初 - beginning, initial, primary

Traditional characters:

• 元 - first; dollar; origin; head
• 末 - end, final, last; insignificant
• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 初 - beginning, initial, primary