Yuán

yuan (Chinese monetary unit)

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1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • Yuánsurname Yuan; the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
  • yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original

3Structure

Top-bottom structure上下结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

元旦yuán dàn

New Year's Day

元首yuán shǒu

head of state

元件yuán jiàn

component; element

元素yuán sù

element (chemistry)

单元dān yuán

unit; element

Yuán / yuánHSK 1

yuan; first; primary

5Example Sentences

这本书值五十元。

zhè běn shū zhí wǔ shí yuán。

This book costs fifty yuan.

化学元素周期表很重要。

huà xué yuán sù zhōu qī biǎo hěn zhòng yào。

The periodic table of chemical elements is very important.

Other Characters Pronounced “yuan”