元年 yuánnián first year Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: first year All meanings 2 yuánnián 2 first year 1inception year 1 1 sentence for 元年 (yuánnián — first year) 这座古老的庙宇是在该朝代的元年修建的。 zhè zuò gǔlǎo de miàoyǔ shì zài gāi cháodài de yuánnián xiūjiàn de. This ancient temple was built during the first year of the dynasty. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary