Miaozi

元

yuánㄩㄢˊ
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HSK 1TOCFL 2

Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    surname Yuan

  2. 2

    Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)

  3. 3

    currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)

  4. 4

    (bound form) first; original; primary

  5. 5

    (bound form) basic; fundamental

  6. 6

    (bound form) constituent; part

  7. 7

    (prefix) meta-

  8. 8

    (math.) argument; variable

Examples

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這個要三十歐元。

This will cost €30.

我一天賺一百歐元。

I make €100 a day.

三個男孩合共只有兩元。

The three boys had only two dollars among them.

二十美金等于一百四十元。

二十美金等於一百四十元。

Twenty dollars are one hundred and forty yuan.

火車將經過元町站。

The train will pass Motomachi Station.

Characters

Character breakdown

二

èr

two

Related

Related: 元

元旦

yuán dàn

New Year's Day

元气

yuán qì

vigor; strength; vitality

元素

yuán sù

element (key component of sth)

元首

yuán shǒu

head of state

公元

gōng yuán

CE (Common Era)

多元

duō yuán

poly-

状元

zhuàng yuán

top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)

Stroke practice

Practice writing 元

Characters

simplified script

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