宣德

xuān dé

Xuande Emperor, reign name of fifth Ming emperor Zhu Zhanji 朱瞻基[Zhu1 Zhan1 ji1] (1398-1435), reigned 1426-1436, temple name 明宣宗[Ming2 Xuan1 zong1]

宣

xuān

to declare (publicly)

德

dé

variant of 德[de2]