年号

Traditional form:

年號

Pinyin (reading):

niánhào

Definitions:

• 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)

Characters:

• 年 - year; anniversary; a person's age
• 号 - mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar

Traditional characters:

• 年 - year; anniversary; a person's age
• 號 - mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar