始新世

Traditional form:

始新世

Pinyin (reading):

Shǐxīnshì

Definitions:

• Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)

Characters:

• 始 - to begin, to start; beginning
• 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern
• 世 - generation, era, age; world

Traditional characters:

• 始 - to begin, to start; beginning
• 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern
• 世 - generation, era, age; world