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元 (yuán): Yuan [unit of Chinese currency] — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 2.0Level 3

HSK 3.0Vocab 1 Recognition 1

1.

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 元

元 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Single Body

元

元=

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5.

How to Use 元

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 元 works in context.

Festivals and Time Units

元 (yuán) appears in words for holidays and calendar terms like 元旦 and 公元.

元旦 • yuán dàn • New Year's Day • HSK 5

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 元

HSK words that contain this character.

元首 • yuán shǒu • head of a state; chief executive

HSK 6

yuán元

shǒu

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 元 is used in context

yuán元

dàn旦

shì是

fǎ法

dìng定

jié节

Information

Pinyinyuán

Meaningyuan [unit of Chinese currency]

Strokes4

Radical二

Traditional元

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#39

Zhuyinㄩㄢˊ

UnicodeU+5143

CangjieMMU

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二two

Two strokes (二) above legs or a person (儿) suggest the first beginning or origin.

yuán元

dàn旦

New Year's Day

公元 • gōng yuán • the Christian/Common era • HSK 5

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gōng公

yuán元

the Christian/Common era

元宵节 • yuán xiāo jié • Lantern Festival • HSK 6

HSK 6

yuán元

xiāo宵

jié节

Lantern Festival

元宵 • yuán xiāo • Lantern Festival; glutinous rice ball (sweet dumpling) • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

yuán元

xiāo宵

Lantern Festival; glutinous rice ball (sweet dumpling)

Units and Elements

元 (yuán) appears in words for components or categories like 单元 and 元素.

单元 • dān yuán • unit; cell • HSK 5

HSK 5

dān单

yuán元

unit; cell

元素 • yuán sù • element • HSK 6

HSK 6

yuán元

sù素

element

多元 • duō yuán • poly- • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

duō多

yuán元

poly-

多元化 • duō yuán huà • pluralise • HSK 6

HSK 6

duō多

yuán元

huà化

pluralise

首

head of a state; chief executive

元老 • yuán lǎo • Elder statesman

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yuán元

lǎo老

Elder statesman

状元 • zhuàng yuan • top scholar in the imperial examinations

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhuàng状

yuan元

top scholar in the imperial examinations

jià假

rì日

。

New Year's Day is a legal holiday.

wǒ我

mǎi买

píng苹

guǒ果

huā花

le了

èr二

shí十

yuán元

。

I spent twenty yuan on apples.

wǒ我

xū需

yào要

duì兑

huàn换

yì一

xiē些

měi美

yuán元

。

I need to exchange some US dollars

zhè这

ge个

dān单

yuán元

de的

xué学

xí习

nèi内

róng容

hěn很

zhòng重

yào要

。

The learning content of this unit is very important

zhè这

běn本

shū书

shí十

yuán元

。

This book is ten yuan.

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春chūnspring
带dàicarry
地de...ly [particle to connect adverb to verb]
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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "yuan".

垣yuánlow wall
袁yuánrobe; surname
援yuánto aid, to support, to pull, to quote
猿yuánape
苑yuànpasture, park, garden; mansion
愿yuànto wish, desire, or hope

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "二".

二èrtwo
五wǔfive
互hùmutual; each other
井jǐngwell (for drawing water)
亚yàsecond; inferior; Asia (abbreviation)
亏kuīdeficiency, loss, or to treat unfairly

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