元朝

Yuáncháo

proper noun

Meanings

1 Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
2 Mongol-founded dynasty, first non-Han Chinese dynasty to rule all of China

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

马可·波罗在元朝来到中国。

Mǎkě · Bōluó zài Yuáncháo láidào Zhōngguó.

Marco Polo came to China during the Yuan dynasty.

HSK 7-9

元朝是由蒙古人建立的。

Yuáncháo shì yóu Měnggǔrén jiànlì de.

The Yuan dynasty was founded by the Mongols.

Tips

history

Kublai Khan (忽必烈), grandson of Genghis, proclaimed the Yuan in 1271 and finished off the Southern Song in 1279 - taking the name 元 ('origin/primal') from the I Ching phrase 大哉乾元. His capital Dadu (大都) became modern Beijing.

Stroke Order

元 yuán

朝 cháo