公元
Meaning
- CE (Common Era)
- Christian Era
- AD (Anno Domini)
Example sentence
这座桥建于公元二百年。
This bridge was built in the year 200 CE.
Characters in 公元
- 公 gōng public; shared, common
- 元 yuán currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
公 public plus 元, a beginning. The public era, hence CE — and 公元前 is BCE.