CE is written after a year to show that the year is counted from around the birth of Christ — the same count as AD. So 2024 CE is the same year as AD 2024. CE stands for Common Era (some older books say Christian Era).

CE is written after a yearCE寫在年份後面，to show that the year is counted from around the birth of Christ表示這個年份是從基督誕生前後開始算——the same count as AD跟AD算法一樣。So 2024 CE所以2024 CE is the same year as AD 2024跟AD 2024是同一年。CE stands for Common EraCE代表Common Era（西元）（some older books say Christian Era一些比較舊的書會說Christian Era）。

People started using CE, and BCE (“before the Common Era”), instead of AD and BC, because CE does not put a church title on the date: AD comes from Latin for “in the year of the Lord.” Historians, museums, and many textbooks prefer CE and BCE; churches and everyday English still often use AD and BC.

People started using CE, and BCE (“before the Common Era”)大家開始使用CE和BCE（意思是「共同紀元之前」），instead of AD and BC來取代AD和BC，because CE does not put a church title on the date因為CE沒有把教會的頭銜放進日期裡：AD comes from Latin for “in the year of the Lord.”AD來自拉丁文，意思是「主的那一年」。Historians, museums, and many textbooks prefer CE and BCE歷史學家、博物館、還有很多教科書比較喜歡用CE和BCE；churches and everyday English still often use AD and BC教會和日常英文還是常用AD和BC。

You write the letters after the number: 1066 CE. You do not usually say “in the CE” the way some people say “in AD 1066.” In Taiwan the everyday word for this dating is 西元, not the letters CE.

You write the letters after the number你把這兩個字母寫在數字後面：1066 CE像1066 CE。You do not usually say “in the CE”你通常不會說“in the CE”，the way some people say “in AD 1066.”不像有些人會說“in AD 1066”。In Taiwan在台灣，the everyday word for this dating is 西元這種紀年法平常會說「西元」，not the letters CE而不是CE這兩個字母。

One more trap: on plugs and chargers, CE in a little mark is a European safety label, from French words for “European agreement.” That mark is not a date.

One more trap還有一個要注意的地方：on plugs and chargers插頭和充電器上，CE in a little mark一個小標記裡的CE is a European safety label是歐洲的安全標章，from French words for “European agreement.”來自法文，意思是「歐洲一致性」。That mark is not a date這個標記不是日期。