| 始 |
shǐ xīn jì | 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) |
| 纪 |
Jǐ | surname Ji / also pr. [Ji4] |
| 纪 |
jì | order / discipline / age / era / period / to chronicle |