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元 Yuán

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元 Yuán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Yuán | Yuan2
English translation
surname Yuan
the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc)
primary
first
first; dollar; origin; head

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About 元 Yuán

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HSK level

3

Number of strokes

4

Traditional form

元 Yuán

Contains the radical

儿 ér

Part of speech

Numeral / 数词 shù cí Shù cí

Learning hint

A man 儿 ér  with two lines emphasizing their head 二 èr

Etymology of 元 Yuán

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿱二儿

Explanation

Pictograph of a person with two lines added at the head area, representing the meaning the meaning "head" or "first".

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Example sentences using 元 Yuán

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收支 shōu zhī 相抵 xiāng dǐ ,净存两千元 Yuán .

The accounts show a surplus of 2,000 yuan.

这 zhè 鱼 Yú 简直 jiǎnzhí 一点 yī diǎn 也 Yě 不 bù 甜 tián ,元气 yuán qì 还 Huán 都 dōu 保存 bǎocún 着 zhāo . ”

This is hardly sweet at all and all the strength is still in it. "

他 tā 的 de 手表 shǒubiǎo 当 dāng 了 le 30元 Yuán .

He pawned his watch for 30 yuan.

费用 fèi yòng 以 yǐ 200元 Yuán 为 wéi 限 xiàn .

The expenses shall not exceed 200 yuan.

我 wǒ 估计 gūjì 那 Nā 项 Xiàng 损失 sǔnshī 达 Dá 8000元 Yuán .

I estimate the damage at 8000 yuan.

Words with 元 Yuán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
元 Yuán first元 Yuán
美元 Měi yuán US dollar美元 Měi yuán
元素 yuánsù element元素 yuánsù
欧元 Ōu yuán euro (currency)歐元
元首 yuánshǒu head of state元首 yuánshǒu
单元 dānyuán element單元
日元 Rì yuán also written 日圓|日圆 Rì yuán 日元 Rì yuán
元老 yuán lǎo elder元老 yuán lǎo
元旦 Yuándàn New Year's Day元旦 Yuándàn
公元 gōngyuán CE (Common Era)公元 gōngyuán
多元化 duōyuánhuà diversification多元化 duōyuánhuà
公元前 gōng yuán qián BC (before Christ)公元前 gōng yuán qián
韩元 Hán yuán Won (Korean currency)韓元
港元 Gǎng yuán Hong Kong dollar港元 Gǎng yuán
元帅 yuán shuài marshal (in the army)元帥
元件 yuán jiàn element元件 yuán jiàn
元凶 yuán xiōng chief offender元凶 yuán xiōng
微量元素 wēi liàng yuán sù trace element (chemistry)微量元素 wēi liàng yuán sù
元气 yuán qì strength元氣
神经元 shén jīng yuán neuron神經元
状元 zhuàng yuán leading light狀元
元音 yuán yīn vowel元音 yuán yīn
二元 èr yuán duality二元 èr yuán

元 Yuán Decomposition & Compounds

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元 Yuán Decomposition

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元 Yuán Compounds

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  • 元 Yuán
    • 完 wán
      • 院 yuàn , 烷 wán , 浣 huàn , 莞 guǎn , 晥 Wǎn , 梡 kuǎn , 皖 wǎn , 睆 huǎn , 筦 guǎn , 脘 wǎn , 鲩 huàn , 俒, 唍, 垸 yuàn , 捖, 琓, 綄, 羦, 輐, 鋎, 鯇 huàn , 鵍
    • 寇 kòu
    • 玩 wán , 远 yuǎn , 园 Yuán , 顽 wán , 沅 yuán , 阮 ruǎn , 芫 yán , 朊 ruǎn , 兘 shǐ , 刓 wán , 抏 wán , 笎 yuán , 蚖 yuán , 邧 yuán , 髨 kūn , 魭 yuán , 鼋 yuán , 冦, 坃, 坖, 妧, 岏, 忨, 杬, 盶, 翫, 衏, 貦, 酛, 鈨, 頑 wán , 黿 yuán
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