开元

Traditional form:

開元

Pinyin (reading):

Kāiyuán

Definitions:

• Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗 ( Táng Xuánzōng) reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity

Characters:

• 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 元 - first; dollar; origin; head

Traditional characters:

• 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 元 - first; dollar; origin; head