| 始 |
Shǐ xīn shì | Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago) |
| 始 |
shǐ | to begin / to start / then / only then |
| 新 |
Xīn | abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 / abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 / surname Xin |
| 新 |
xīn | new / newly / meso- (chemistry) |
| 世 |
Shì | surname Shi |
| 世 |
shì | life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble |