yuán

surname Yuan; Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)

measure word HSK 3.0 · Band 1

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 单元dānyuánunit (forming an entity)B5
  • 元旦YuándànNew Year's DayB5
  • 多元duōyuánpoly-B6
  • 公元gōngyuánCE (Common Era)B6
  • 元素yuánsùelement (key component of sth)B6
  • 元宵yuánxiāoLantern FestivalB6
  • 元老yuánlǎosenior figureB7

See it in sentences

他给了我八元。

He gave me eight yuan.

这个杯子二十元。

This cup is twenty yuan.