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  1. CE (Common Era)
  2. Christian Era
  3. AD (Anno Domini)

Characters

  • 公 (公): public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal)
  • 元 (元): surname Yuan; the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)

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Examples

普遍认为佛教公元六七年在东汉明帝的统治时先来中国。

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