origin, beginning, first, primary
Animated Stroke Order 元
Stroke Order Diagrams 元
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HSK Vocabulary: 元
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 元 is used in context
1
yuán元
dàn旦
shì是
fǎ法
dìng定
jié节
jià假
rì日
。
New Year's Day is a legal holiday.
2
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
3
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
4
jīn今
tiān天
shì是
yuán元
dàn旦
。
Today is New Year's Day.
5
yuán元
dàn旦
nà那
tiān天
，
wǒ我
men们
quán全
jiā家
yì一
qǐ起
chī吃
wǎn晚
fàn饭
。
On New Year's Day, our whole family has dinner together.
6
yuán元
dàn旦
jià假
qī期
，
hěn很
duō多
rén人
xuǎn选
zé择
wài外
chū出
lǚ旅
xíng行
fàng放
sōng松
xīn心
qíng情
。
During the New Year's Day holiday, many people choose to travel to relax.
7
jīn今
nián年
shì是
gōng公
yuán元
2
0
2
3
2023年
。
This year is 2023 AD.
8
gōng公
yuán元
yuán元
nián年
shì是
yē耶
sū稣
dàn诞
shēng生
de的
nián年
fèn份
。
The year 1 AD is the year of Jesus' birth.
9
gōng公
yuán元
jì纪
nián年
fǎ法
xiàn现
zài在
bèi被
quán全
shì世
jiè界
guǎng广
fàn泛
shǐ使
yòng用
。
The AD dating system is now widely used around the world.
10
zhè这
shì是
yí一
gè个
dān单
yuán元
。
This is a unit.
Information
Traditional元
Radical二
Strokes4
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#39
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UnicodeU+5143
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality