Keyword
first
- dollar
- origin
- head
- Frequency
- #271
- Strokes
- 4
Readings
yuán100%
Mnemonic
A man 儿 with two lines emphasizing their head 二
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
完to finish远far玩to play园garden冠crown顽obstinate寇to invade阮ruan沅a river in western Hunan芫lilac daphne鼋sea turtle朊protein蚖salamander
Used in vocabulary
元
Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)
美元
American dollar; US dollar
多元
poly-; multi-; multielement; multivariant; multivariate (math.)
元素
element (key component of sth); (chemistry) element; (math.) element (member of a set)
欧元
euro (currency)
元
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary; (bound form) basic; fundamental; (bound form) constituent; part; (prefix) meta-; (math.) argument; variable; era (of a reign); (Tw) (geology) eon
公元
CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini)
单元
unit (forming an entity); element; (in a residential building) entrance or staircase
公元前
BCE (before the Common Era); BC (before Christ)
元年
first year of an emperor's reign; first year of an era; first year of a significant time period
元首
head of state
元帅
(military) marshal; commander-in-chief
日元
yen (currency of Japan)
港元
Hong Kong dollar
多元化
diversification; pluralism; to diversify
元件
element; component
状元
top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); top scorer in college entrance examination 高考 (gāokǎo); (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light
元旦
New Year's Day
元朝
Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
三元
(old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元 (jièyuán), metropolitan 会元 (huìyuán) and palace 状元 (zhuàngyuán)
欧元区
Eurozone
纪元
calendar era; epoch
元气
vigor; strength; vitality
一元
(math.) single-variable; univariate