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建安

Mandarin · pinyin Jiàn ān

reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty

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建: jiàn · build, establish, erect, found
安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet

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4–1 · Jian4 an1

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the Jian'an era (Chinese era name from the reign of Emperor Xian of Han, 196–220)
(～區) Jian'an (a district of Xuchang, Henan, China)
(～郡) Kiến An (an urban district of Haiphong, Vietnam)
(～郡) (historical) Jian'an (a commandery of ancient China that existed between the Eastern Wu and the Tang dynasty and whose capital was located in modern Jian'ou, Fujian, China)
Jianan (a plain in Taiwan)

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