元 yuán

first; dollar; origin; head

HSK 3 #370

DEFINITIONS

  • first
  • dollar
  • origin
  • head
  • surname Yuan
  • the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
  • currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
  • first
  • original
  • primary
  • fundamental
  • constituent
  • part
  • era (of a reign)
  • meta- (prefix)
  • (math.) argument
  • variable
  • (Tw) (geology) eon

STROKES

元 stroke order diagram
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WORDS

单元 dān yuán
HSK 5
unit (forming an entity); element; (in a residential building) entrance or staircase
公元 gōng yuán
HSK 5
CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini)
元旦 yuán dàn
HSK 5
New Year's Day
元首 yuán shǒu
HSK 6
head of state
元素 yuán sù
HSK 6
element; element of a set; chemical element
多元化 duō yuán huà
HSK 6
diversification; pluralism; to diversify
元宵节 yuán xiāo jié
HSK 6
Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
美元 měi yuán American dollar; US dollar
欧元 ōu yuán euro (currency)
元老 yuán lǎo senior figure; elder; doyen
日元 rì yuán Japanese yen (unit of currency); also written 日圓|日圆
公元前 gōng yuán qián BCE (before the Common Era); BC (before Christ)
韩元 hán yuán Won (Korean currency)
元凶 yuán xiōng chief offender; main culprit
元帅 yuán shuài marshal (in the army)
元件 yuán jiàn element; component
元音 yuán yīn vowel
微量元素 wēi liàng yuán sù trace element (chemistry)
元气 yuán qì strength; vigor; vitality; (TCM) vital energy
新纪元 xīn jì yuán New Age (movement); new era; new epoch
神经元 shén jīng yuán neuron
大元帅 dà yuán shuài generalissimo
二元 èr yuán duality; dual; bipolar; binary
状元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]; top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light
化学元素 huà xué yuán sù chemical element
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