| 西元前 |
xī yuán qián |
BCE (before the Common Era) / BC (before Christ) |
| 西 |
Xī |
the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙 / Spanish |
| 西 |
xī |
west |
| 西元 |
xī yuán |
(Tw) Christian era / Gregorian calendar / AD (Anno Domini) |
| 元 |
Yuán |
surname Yuan / Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) |
| 元 |
yuán |
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first; original; primary / (bound form) basic; fundamental / (bound form) constituent; part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument; variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon |
| 前 |
qián |
front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly |