| 1 | 元 | 元 | yuán | yuan2 | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; part; era (of a reign); meta- (prefix); (math.) argument; variable; (Tw) (geology) eon; surname Yuan; the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) | | |
| 2 | 元素 | 元素 | yuán sù | yuan2 su4 | element; element of a set; chemical element | | |
| 3 | 元旦 | 元旦 | yuán dàn | Yuan2 dan4 | New Year's Day | | |
| 4 | 元年 | 元年 | yuán nián | yuan2 nian2 | first year of an emperor's reign; first year of an era; first year of a significant time period | | |
| 5 | 元代 | 元代 | yuán dài | Yuan2 dai4 | the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) | | |
| 6 | 元帅 | 元帥 | yuán shuài | yuan2 shuai4 | marshal (in the army) | | |
| 7 | 元件 | 元件 | yuán jiàn | yuan2 jian4 | element; component | | |
| 8 | 元朝 | 元朝 | yuán cháo | Yuan2 chao2 | Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) | | |
| 9 | 元恶 | 元惡 | yuán è | yuan2 e4 | arch-criminal; master criminal | | |
| 10 | 元朗 | 元朗 | yuán lǎng | Yuan2 Lang3 | Yuen Long town in northwest New Territories, Hong Kong | | |
| 11 | 元来 | 元來 | yuán lái | yuan2 lai2 | variant of 原来 | | |
| 12 | 元军 | 元軍 | yuán jūn | Yuan2 jun1 | Mongol army; army of Yuan dynasty | | |
| 13 | 元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县 | 元江哈尼族彞族傣族自治縣 | yuán jiāng hā ní zú yí zú dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn | Yuan2 jiang1 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Dai3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4 | Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪 , Yunnan | | |
| 14 | 元好问 | 元好問 | yuán hào wèn | Yuan2 Hao4 wen4 | Yuan Haowen (1190-1257), famous poet Northern China during the Jin-Yuan transition | | |
| 15 | 元古宙 | 元古宙 | yuán gǔ zhòu | Yuan2 gu3 zhou4 | pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m) | | |
| 16 | 元方季方 | 元方季方 | yuán fāng jì fāng | yuan2 fang1 ji4 fang1 | to praise two brothers for their ability and political integrity (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 元恶大憝 | 元惡大憝 | yuán è dà duì | yuan2 e4 da4 dui4 | arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 元长乡 | 元長鄉 | yuán cháng xiāng | Yuan2 chang2 xiang1 | Yuanchang township in Yunlin county 云林县 , Taiwan | | |
| 19 | 元组 | 元組 | yuán zǔ | yuan2 zu3 | tuple | | |
| 20 | 元宝山区 | 元寶山區 | yuán bǎo shān qū | Yuan2 bao3 shan1 qu1 | Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia | | |
| 21 | 元宝山 | 元寶山 | yuán bǎo shān | Yuan2 bao3 shan1 | Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia | | |
| 22 | 元宝区 | 元寶區 | yuán bǎo qū | Yuan2 bao3 qu1 | Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹东市 , Liaoning | | |
| 23 | 元宝 | 元寶 | yuán bǎo | yuan2 bao3 | Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹东市 , Liaoning; a silver or gold ingot; mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship); a name for ancient currency; a rare genius | | |
| 24 | 元胞自动机 | 元胞自動機 | yuán bāo zì dòng jī | yuan2 bao1 zi4 dong4 ji1 | cellular automaton | | |
| 25 | 元坝区 | 元壩區 | yuán bà qū | Yuan2 ba4 qu1 | Yuanba district of Guangyuan city 广元市 , Sichuan | | |