yuán

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Definitions

  1. 1. currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
  2. 2. first
  3. 3. original
  4. 4. primary
  5. 5. fundamental
  6. 6. constituent
  7. 7. part
  8. 8. era (of a reign)
  9. 9. meta- (prefix)
  10. 10. (math.) argument
  11. 11. variable

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Words Containing 元

元宵节
yuán xiāo jié

Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar

元旦
yuán dàn

New Year's Day

元素
yuán sù

element (key component of sth)

元老
yuán lǎo

senior figure

元首
yuán shǒu

head of state

公元
gōng yuán

CE (Common Era)

单元
dān yuán

unit (forming an entity)

多元化
duō yuán huà

diversification

状元
zhuàng yuán

top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)

美元
měi yuán

American dollar

一元论
yī yuán lùn

monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance

一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ

a new year begins (idiom)

一元
yī yuán

single variable (math.)

一元化
yī yuán huà

integration

一元醇
yī yuán chún

methyl alcohol CH3OH

三元运算
sān yuán yùn suàn

ternary operator (computing)

三元醇
sān yuán chún

propyl alcohol C3H7OH

三元音
sān yuán yīn

triphthong (such as putonghua uei etc)

三十二位元
sān shí èr wèi yuán

32-bit (computing)

三元区
sān yuán qū

Sanyuan district of Sanming city 三明市[sān míng shì], Fujian

三次元
sān cì yuán

three-dimensional

不定元
bù dìng yuán

indeterminate element (math.), often denoted by x

中元
zhōng yuán

Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased

中元普渡
zhōng yuán pǔ dù

Ghosts' festival on 15th day of 7th moon

中元节
zhōng yuán jié

Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased

中间神经元
zhōng jiān shén jīng yuán

interneuron

二元
èr yuán

duality

二元论
èr yuán lùn

dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind and matter or good and evil)

二元醇
èr yuán chún

ethyl alcohol C2H5OH

二次元
èr cì yuán

two-dimensional

五灯会元
wǔ dēng huì yuán

Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls

人民币元
rén mín bì yuán

renminbi yuan (RMB), PRC currency unit

位元
wèi yuán

bit (computing)

位元币
wèi yuán bì

Bitcoin

像元
xiàng yuán

pixel (remote sensing imagery)

元世祖
yuán shì zǔ

lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294

元代
yuán dài

the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)

元件
yuán jiàn

element

元凶
yuán xiōng

chief offender

元勋
yuán xūn

leading light

元古代
yuán gǔ dài

Proterozoic (geological era 2500-540m years ago)

元古宙
yuán gǔ zhòu

pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m)

元史
yuán shǐ

History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled under Song Lian 宋濂[sòng lián] in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls

元器件
yuán qì jiàn

component

元坝
yuán bà

Yuanba district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[guǎng yuán shì], Sichuan

元坝区
yuán bà qū

Yuanba district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[guǎng yuán shì], Sichuan

元夜
yuán yè

Lantern Festival

元太祖
yuán tài zǔ

posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[chéng jí sī hán] (1162-1227)

元好问
yuán hào wèn

Yuan Haowen (1190-1257), famous poet Northern China during the Jin-Yuan transition

元宇宙
yuán yǔ zhòu

metaverse (computing)

元宵
yuán xiāo

Lantern Festival

元宝
yuán bǎo

Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[dān dōng shì], Liaoning

元宝区
yuán bǎo qū

Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[dān dōng shì], Liaoning

元宝山
yuán bǎo shān

Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia

元宝山区
yuán bǎo shān qū

Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia

元山
yuán shān

Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea

元山市
yuán shān shì

Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea

元帅
yuán shuài

marshal (in the army)

元年
yuán nián

first year of an emperor's reign

元恶
yuán è

arch-criminal

元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì

arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)

元数据
yuán shù jù

metadata

元曲
yuán qǔ

Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy

元曲四大家
yuán qǔ sì dà jiā

Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[guān hàn qīng], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[zhèng guāng zǔ], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[mǎ zhì yuǎn] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[bái pǔ]

元月
yuán yuè

first month (of either lunar or Western calendars)

元朗
yuán lǎng

Yuen Long town in northwest New Territories, Hong Kong

元朗市
yuán lǎng shì

Yuen Long town, Hong Kong Island

元朝
yuán cháo

Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)

元末
yuán mò

final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)

元末明初
yuán mò míng chū

late Yuan and early Ming

元氏
yuán shì

Yuanshi county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei

元氏县
yuán shì xiàn

Yuanshi county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei

元气
yuán qì

strength

元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县
yuán jiāng hā ní zú yí zú dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn

Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪[yù xī], Yunnan

元江县
yuán jiāng xiàn

Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪[yù xī], Yunnan

元神
yuán shén

primordial spirit

元素周期表
yuán sù zhōu qī biǎo

periodic table of the elements (chemistry)

元组
yuán zǔ

tuple

元老院
yuán lǎo yuàn

upper house

元肉
yuán ròu

dried longan pulp

元胞自动机
yuán bāo zì dòng jī

cellular automaton

元诗四大家
yuán shī sì dà jiā

the four masters of Yuan poetry, namely 虞集[yú jí], 範梈|范梈[fàn pēng], 楊載|杨载[yáng zài] and 揭傒斯[jiē xī sī]

元认知
yuán rèn zhī

metacognition

元语言
yuán yǔ yán

metalanguage

元语言学意识
yuán yǔ yán xué yì shí

metalinguistic awareness

元语言能力
yuán yǔ yán néng lì

metalinguistic ability

元谋
yuán móu

Yuanmou County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

元谋县
yuán móu xiàn

Yuanmou County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

元资料
yuán zī liào

metadata

元军
yuán jūn

Mongol army

元配
yuán pèi

first wife

元长
yuán cháng

Yuanchang township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

元长乡
yuán cháng xiāng

Yuanchang township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

元阳
yuán yáng

Yuanyang county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

元阳县
yuán yáng xiàn

Yuanyang county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan

元青
yuán qīng

deep black

元音
yuán yīn

vowel

元音和谐
yuán yīn hé xié

vowel harmony (in phonetics of Altaic languages)

元音失读
yuán yīn shī dú

vowel devoicing

元龙
yuán lóng

one that has achieved the way

八位元
bā wèi yuán

8-bit (computing)

八大元老
bā dà yuán lǎo

\the Eight Great Eminent Officials\ of the CCP, namely 鄧小平|邓小平[dèng xiǎo píng], 陳雲|陈云[chén yún], 李先念[lǐ xiān niàn], 彭真[péng zhēn], 楊尚昆|杨尚昆[yáng shàng kūn], 薄一波[bó yī bō], 王震[wáng zhèn], and 宋任窮|宋任穷[sòng rèn qióng]

公元前
gōng yuán qián

BCE (before the Common Era)

六十四位元
liù shí sì wèi yuán

64-bit (computing)

册府元龟
cè fǔ yuán guī

Prime tortoise of the record bureau, Song dynasty historical encyclopedia of political essays, autobiography, memorials and decrees, compiled 1005-1013 under Wang Qinruo 王欽若|王钦若 and Yang Yi 楊億|杨亿, 1000 scrolls

化学元素
huà xué yuán sù

chemical element

十亿位元
shí yì wèi yuán

gigabit

十六位元
shí liù wèi yuán

16-bit (computing)

千位元
qiān wèi yuán

kilobit

卷舌元音
juǎn shé yuán yīn

retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)

反应堆燃料元件
fǎn yìng duī rán liào yuán jiàn

fuel element

单位元
dān wèi yuán

identity element (math.)

单元房
dān yuán fáng

apartment

单元格
dān yuán gé

(spreadsheet) cell

四元数
sì yuán shù

quaternion (math.)

国家元首
guó jiā yuán shǒu

head of state

多元不饱和脂肪酸
duō yuán bù bǎo hé zhī fáng suān

polyunsaturated fatty acid

多元宇宙
duō yuán yǔ zhòu

multiverse (cosmology)

多元性
duō yuán xìng

diversity

多元文化主义
duō yuán wén huà zhǔ yì

multiculturalism

多元论
duō yuán lùn

pluralism, philosophical doctrine that the universe consists of different substances

多元酯
duō yuán zhǐ

polyester

大伤元气
dà shāng yuán qì

to ruin one's constitution

大元大一统志
dà yuán dà yī tǒng zhì

Da Yuan Dayitongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 755 scrolls

大元帅
dà yuán shuài

generalissimo

大纪元
dà jì yuán

Epoch Times, US newspaper

大纪元时报
dà jì yuán shí bào

Epoch Times, US newspaper

天元区
tiān yuán qū

Tianyuan district of Zhuzhou city 株洲市, Hunan

姚文元
yáo wén yuán

Yao Wenyuan (1931-2005), one of the Gang of Four

字元集
zì yuán jí

character set

崔永元
cuī yǒng yuán

Cui Yongyuan (1963-), TV presenter

广元
guǎng yuán

Guangyuan prefecture-level city in Sichuan

广元市
guǎng yuán shì

Guangyuan prefecture-level city in Sichuan

微量元素
wēi liàng yuán sù

trace element (chemistry)

庆元
qìng yuán

Qingyuan county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang

庆元县
qìng yuán xiàn

Qingyuan county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang

抡元
lún yuán

to win the top award

新元史
xīn yuán shǐ

New History of the Yuan Dynasty, completed by Ke Shaomin 柯劭忞[kē shào mín] in 1920, sometimes listed as one of the 24 Dynastic Histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ]

新纪元
xīn jì yuán

New Age (movement)

日元
rì yuán

Japanese yen (unit of currency)

会元
huì yuán

provincial imperial examination graduate who ranked 1st in metropolitan examination (in Ming and Qing dynasties)

有限元
yǒu xiàn yuán

finite element (method)

有限元法
yǒu xiàn yuán fǎ

finite element method

有限单元
yǒu xiàn dān yuán

finite element (method)

朱元璋
zhū yuán zhāng

Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu 洪武[hóng wǔ]

李伯元
lǐ bó yuán

Li Boyuan or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉 (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記|官场现形记

李元昊
lǐ yuán hào

Li Yuanhao (1003-1048), founding king of Xixia 西夏[xī xià] around modern Ningxia 寧夏|宁夏[níng xià]

柳宗元
liǔ zōng yuán

Liu Zongyuan (773-819), Tang essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文運動|古文运动 and neoclassical 復古|复古 movements

模块单元
mó kuài dān yuán

modular unit

次元
cì yuán

dimension (loanword, from Japanese)

欧元
ōu yuán

euro (currency)

欧元区
ōu yuán qū

Eurozone

消元
xiāo yuán

elimination (math)

混元
hùn yuán

time immemorial

港元
gǎng yuán

Hong Kong dollar

汉元帝
hàn yuán dì

Yuan Emperor, reign name of Han Dynasty emperor Liu Shi 劉奭|刘奭[liú shì], (74-33 BC), reigned 48-33 BC

澳元
ào yuán

Australian dollar

燃料元件细棒
rán liào yuán jiàn xì bàng

fuel pins

生物多元化
shēng wù duō yuán huà

biodiversity

神经元
shén jīng yuán

neuron

神经元网
shén jīng yuán wǎng

neural network

稀土元素
xī tǔ yuán sù

rare earth element (chemistry)

稀有元素
xī yǒu yuán sù

trace element (nutrition)

纪元
jì yuán

calendar era

纪元前
jì yuán qián

before the common era (BC)

缅元
miǎn yuán

kyat, currency of Myanmar

蔡元培
cài yuán péi

Cai Yuanpei (1868-1940), educationist and politician, president of Peking University 1917-27

行行出状元
háng háng chū zhuàng yuán

lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom); fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence

复合元音
fù hé yuán yīn

diphthong (such as putonghua ɑi, ei etc)

西元
xī yuán

Gregorian calendar

西元前
xī yuán qián

BCE (before the Common Era)

变元
biàn yuán

(math.) argument

赵元任
zhào yuán rèn

Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist

赵公元帅
zhào gōng yuán shuài

Marshal Zhao, aka Zhao Gongming or Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism

轻元素
qīng yuán sù

light element (such as hydrogen)

连中三元
lián zhòng sān yuán

(sports etc) to achieve three successes in a row (three matches in a row, three goals in a match etc)

重元素
zhòng yuán sù

heavy element (such as uranium)

金元券
jīn yuán quàn

currency issued by Nationalist Government in 1948

银元
yín yuán

flat silver (former coinage)

锕系元素
ā xì yuán sù

actinoids (rare earth series), namely: actinium Ac89 錒|锕[ā], thorium Th90 釷|钍[tǔ], protoactinium Pa91 鏷|镤[pú], uranium U92 鈾|铀[yóu], neptunium Ne93 鎿|镎[ná], plutonium Pu94 鈈|钚[bù], americium Am95 鎇|镅[méi], curium Cm96 鋦|锔[jú], berkelium Bk97 錇|锫[péi], californium Cf98 鐦|锎[kāi], einsteinium Es99 鎄|锿[āi], fermium Fm100 鐨|镄[fèi], mendelevium Md101 鍆|钔[mén], nobelium No102 鍩|锘[nuò], lawrencium Lr103 鐒|铹[láo]

镧系元素
lán xì yuán sù

lanthanoid (rare earth series), namely: lanthanum La57 鑭|镧[lán], cerium Ce58 鈰|铈[shì], praseodymium Pr59 鐠|镨[pǔ], neodymium Nd60 釹|钕[nu:3], promethium Pm61 鉕|钷[pǒ], samarium Sm62 釤|钐[shān], europium Eu63 銪|铕[yǒu], gadolinium Gd64 釓|钆[gá], terbium Tb65 鋱|铽[tè], dysprosium Dy66 鏑|镝[dī], holmium Ho67 鈥|钬[huǒ], erbium Er68 鉺|铒[ěr], thulium Tm69 銩|铥[diū], ytterbium Yb70 鐿|镱[yì], lutetium Lu71 鑥|镥[lǔ]

闭元音
bì yuán yīn

close vowel

开元
kāi yuán

Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗[táng xuán zōng] reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity

开国元勋
kāi guó yuán xūn

founding figure (of a country or dynasty)

阮元
ruǎn yuán

scholar-official in the Qing dynasty (1764-1849)

附加元件
fù jiā yuán jiàn

additional element

陈元光
chén yuán guāng

Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王|开漳圣王[kāi zhāng shèng wáng], i.e. Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou 漳州[zhāng zhōu], Fujian

双元音
shuāng yuán yīn

diphthong

韩元
hán yuán

Won (Korean currency)

魁元
kuí yuán

brightest and best