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Meaning of 元

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Setting
元HSK 3
Pinyin: yuán
English Definition: currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; part; era (of a reign); meta- (prefix); (math.) argument; variable; (Tw) (geology) eon
Chinese Definition:
①头、首、始、大：元凶。元首。元旦。元年。元勋。元帅。状元(科举考试第一名)。
②基本：单元。元件。元气(精气，根本)。元素。元音。
③同“圆”。
④未知数：一元二次方程。
⑤中国朝代名：元代。元曲。
⑥姓氏。
⑦古同“玄”，清代避康熙皇帝(玄烨)名讳，以“元”代“玄”。
Total strokes: 4; Radical: 儿
Pictographic:A man 儿 with two lines emphasizing their head 二
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
Similar Characters: 亓 允
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Example Words
美元 měi yuán American dollar; US dollar
欧元 ōu yuán euro (currency)
多元化HSK 6 duō yuán huà diversification; pluralism; to diversify
元首HSK 6 yuán shǒu head of state
元素HSK 6 yuán sù element; element of a set; chemical element
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Example Sentences
1
zhè
这
shì
是
shí yuán
十元
qián
钱
。
This is ten yuan.
2
wǒ
我
yào
要
huàn
换
1000
měi yuán
美元
。
I want to exchange 1000 US dollars.
3
zuó wǎn
昨晚
wǒ
我
zài jiā
在家
qìng zhù
庆祝
yuán dàn
元旦
。
I celebrated New Year's Day at home last night.
4
zhè jiā
这家
diàn
店
jiē shòu
接受
ōu yuán
欧元
zhī fù
支付
。
This shop accepts payments in euros.
5
tā men
他们
yí gòng
一共
huā fèi
花费
le
了
liǎng qiān
两千
yuán
元
。
They spent a total of two thousand yuan.
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