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元
Yuán
1. surname Yuan
2. the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 4 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

元
yuán
first; dollar; origin; head
HSK 3 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

一元
yīyuán
single variable (math.)
中元
Zhōngyuán
Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased
二元
èryuán
two yuan
位元
wèiyuán
bit (computing)
像元
xiàngyuán
pixel (remote sensing imagery)
元代
Yuándài
the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
元件
yuánjiàn
element
元来
yuánlái
variant of [[原來|原来<yuánlái>]]
元凶
yuánxiōng
chief offender
元勋
yuánxūn
leading light
元勋
yuánxūn
leading light
元史
Yuánshǐ
History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories [[二十四史<ÈrshísìShǐ>]], compiled under Song Lian [[宋濂<SòngLián>]] in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls
元坝
Yuánbà
Yuanba district of Guangyuan city [[廣元市|广元市<Guǎngyuánshì>]], Sichuan
元夜
yuányè
Lantern Festival
元宵
yuánxiāo
Lantern Festival
元宝
Yuánbǎo
Yuanbao district of Dandong city [[丹東市|丹东市<Dāndōngshì>]], Liaoning
元宝
yuánbǎo
a silver or gold ingot
元山
Yuánshān
Wonsan city in Kangweon province [[江原道]] of North Korea
元帅
yuánshuài
marshal (in the army)
元年
yuánnián
first year of Emperor's reign

Alternate Entries

元
yuán
unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc) / primary / first
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
369
Word Frequency Rank
1,237 of 84,292