What does 元 mean in Chinese?
元 (yuán) means currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
元
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
02
(bound form) first; original; primary
03
(bound form) basic; fundamental
04
(bound form) constituent; part
05
(prefix) meta-
06
(math.) argument; variable
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 元
How do you pronounce 元?
元 is pronounced yuán.
Is 元 an HSK word?
元 is on the HSK 1 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 元?
元 is used as a 量词 (measure word) in Chinese.
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