Xia (2207 BC to ~1766 BC -- 442 years / ~2000 BC to ~1500 BC -- 500 years // Hsia)
夏
Xia4
Shang (~1765 BC to ~1122 BC -- 644 years / ~1700 BC to 1045 BC -- 656 years / ~1700 BC to ~1027 BC -- 673 years)
商
Shang1
Zhou (~1121 BC to ~249 BC -- 873 years / ~1045 BC to 221 BC -- 825 years // includes Western Zhou, Eastern Zhou, Spring and Autumn, Warring States)
周
Zhou1
Western Zhou (~1121 BC to ~771 BC -- 351 years / ~1027 BC to ~771 BC -- 257 years // Chou)
西 周
Xi1 Zhou1
Eastern Zhou (770 BC - 256 BC -- 515 years)
东 周
Dong1 Zhou1
Spring and Autumn (777 BC to 476 BC -- 302 years // first period of Eastern Zhou)
春 秋
Chun1qiu1
Warring States (475 BC to 221 BC -- 255 years // second period of Eastern Zhou)
战 国
Zhan4guo2
Qin (221 BC to 207 BC -- 15 years // Ch'in // centralized government)
秦
Qin2
Han (206 BC to 220 AD -- 427 years // Includes Western Han, Xin, Eastern Han)
汉
Han4
Western Han (206 BC to 9 AD -- 216 years)
西 汉
Xi1 Han4
Xin (9 to 24 -- 16 years // Hsin)
新
Xin1
Eastern Han (25 to 220 -- 196 years)
东 汉
Dong1 Han4
Three Kingdoms (220 to 280 -- 61 years // Includes Wei, Shu, and complete Wu, Wu overlaps with Western Jin)
三 国
San1guo2
Wei (220 to 265 -- 46 years)
魏
Wei4
Shu (221 to 263 -- 43 years // also called Shu3 Han4 蜀 汉)
蜀
Shu3
Wu (229 to 280 -- 52 years)
吴
Wu2
Jin (264 to 420 -- 157 years // Includes Western Jin, Eastern Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties // Chin)
晋
Jin4
Western Jin (265 to 316 -- 52 years)
西 晋
Xi1 Jin4
Eastern Jin (317 to 420 -- 104 years // Includes Southern and Northern Dynasties)
东 晋
Dong1 Jin4
Sixteen Kingdoms (304 to 439 -- 136 years // Overlaps Southern and Northern Dynasties -- includes Song, Qi, Liang, Chen, Wei, Zhou...)
五 胡 十 六 国
Wu3hu2shi2liu4guo2
Southern and Northern Dynasties (386 to 589 -- 204 years // Overlaps Sixteen Kingdoms // Overlaps Sui)
南 北 朝
Nan2bei3chao2
Southern Dynasties (420 to 589 -- 170 years // Includes Song, Qi, Liang, Chen)
南 朝
Nan2chao2
Song (420 to 478 -- 59 years // Sung)
宋
Song4
Qi (479 to 501 -- 23 years // Ch'i)
齐
Qi2
Liang (502 to 556 -- 55 years / 502 to 577 -- 76 years)
梁
Liang2
Chen (557 to 588 -- 32 years)
陈
Chen2
Northern Dynasties (386 to 588 -- 203 years // Includes Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi, Northern Zhou)
北 朝
Bei3chao2
Northern Wei (386 to 533 -- 148 years)
北 魏
Bei3 Wei4
Eastern Wei (534 to 549 -- 15 years)
东 魏
Dong1 Wei4
Western Wei (535 to 557 -- 24 years)
西 魏
Xi1 Wei4
Northern Qi (550 to 577 -- 23 years // Ch'i)
北 齐
Bei3 Qi2
Northern Zhou (557 to 588 -- 32 years // Chou)
北 周
Bei3 Zhou1
Sui (581 to 617 -- 37 years)
隋
Sui2
Tang (618 to 907 -- 290 years)
唐
Tang2
Five Dynasties (907 to 960 -- 54 years // Includes Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, Later Zhou)
五 朝
Wu3chao2
Later Liang (907 to 923 -- 17 years)
后 梁
Hou4 Liang2
Later Tang (923 to 936 -- 14 years // T'ang)
后 唐
Hou4 Tang2
Later Jin (936 to 946 -- 11 years // Chin)
后 晋
Hou4 Jin4
Later Han (947 to 950 -- 4 years)
后 汉
Hou4 Han4
Later Zhou (951 to 960 -- 10 years)
后 周
Hou4 Zhou1
Ten Kingdoms (907 to 979 -- 73 years)
十 国
Shi2guo2
Song (960 to 1279 -- 320 years // Includes Northern and Southern Song -- Sung)
Northern Song (960 to 1127 -- 168 years // Sung)
北 宋
Bei3 Song4
Southern Song (1127 to 1279 -- 153 years // Sung)
南 宋
Nan2 Song4
Liao (916 to 1125 -- 210 years)
辽
Liao2
Western Xia (1038 to 1227 -- 190 years // Hsia)
西 夏
Xi1 Xia4
Jin (1115 to 1234 -- 120 years // Chin, Juchen)
金
Jin1
Yuan (1279 to 1368 -- 90 years)
元
Yuan2
Ming (1368 to 1644 -- 277 years)
明
Ming2
Qing (1644 to 1912 -- 268 years // Ch'ing)
清
Qing1
Republic of China (1912 to )
中 华 民 国
Zhong1hua2min2guo2
People's Republic of China (1949 to )
中 华 人 民 共 和 国
Zhong1hua2min2 Gong4he2guo2
dynasty (use just dai4 to follow the name of a dynasty -- Qin2dai4 = Qin dynasty)
朝 代
chao2dai4
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