Currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) in Chinese: 元 (yuán)
yuán
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
Definitions
- 1currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
- 2first
- 3original
- 4primary
- 5fundamental
- 6constituent
- 7part
- 8era (of a reign)
- 9meta- (prefix)
- 10(math.) argument
- 11variable
- 12(Tw) (geology) eon
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄩㄢˊ
yuán
Example sentences
See 元 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
50日元。
50 rì yuán。
It's 50 yen.
只要十元！
zhǐ yào shí yuán！
It only costs $10.00!
Related words
单元
dān yuán
unit (forming an entity)
公元
gōng yuán
CE (Common Era)
元旦
yuán dàn
New Year's Day
美元
měi yuán
American dollar
元素
yuán sù
element (key component of sth)
多元
duō yuán
poly-
元老
yuán lǎo
senior figure
元首
yuán shǒu
head of state
状元
zhuàng yuán
top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
元宵节
yuán xiāo jié
Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
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