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yuán

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yuán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yuán | yuan2
English translation
robe; surname

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About yuán

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

yuán

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

A person  kǒu wearing a robe 

Etymology of yuán

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

衣口

Explanation

The meaning of the part of the character above (clothes) is unclear.

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Example sentences using yuán

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诸侯 zhū hóu , 袁绍 Yuán Shào wéi 盟主, dài 各路兵马 bīng mǎ shā Xiàng 洛阳 Luò yáng ,讨伐 tǎo fá Dǒng zéi .

Yuan Shao , the leader of an opposition force , led a punitive expedition to L & # 252 ; oyang, the capital.

Words with yuán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
yuán surname Yuan yuán
袁绍 Yuán Shào Yuan Shao (153-202), general during late Han, subsequently warlord袁紹
袁世凯 Yuán Shì kǎi Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China袁世凱
袁咏仪 Yuán Yǒng yí Anita Yuen (1971-), Hong Kong actress袁詠儀
袁枚 Yuán Méi Yuan Mei (1716-1798), famous Qing poet and critic, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家 Qián Jiā sān dà jiā 袁枚 Yuán Méi
袁州 Yuán zhōu Yuanzhou district of Yichun city 宜春市 Yí chūn shì , Jiangxi袁州 Yuán zhōu
袁宏道 Yuán Hóng dào Yuan Hongdao (1568-1610), Ming dynasty poet and travel writer袁宏道 Yuán Hóng dào
袁州区 Yuán zhōu qū Yuanzhou district of Yichun city 宜春市 Yí chūn shì , Jiangxi袁州區
袁静 Yuán Jìng Yuan Jing (1911-), writer, dramatist and film critic袁靜
袁头 Yuán tóu silver coin from the early days of the Republic of China (1912-1949) bearing the head of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯 Yuán Shì kǎi [Yuán​Shì​kǎi]袁頭
袁于令 Yuán Yú lìng Yuan Yuling (-1674) Qing writer, author of 西樓記|西楼记 Xī lóu Jì [Xī​lóu​Jì]袁于令 Yuán Yú lìng

yuán Decomposition & Compounds

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