元 yuán

currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original

HSK 1 4 strokes Radical 儿 Pictograph 11 words

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二èrtwo; twice 儿érson, child

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HSK 1 · 1

元

yuán

currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original

HSK 3 · 2

美元

Měiyuán

American dollar; US dollar

单元

dānyuán

unit (forming an entity); element; (in a residential building) entrance or staircase

HSK 4 · 1

公元

gōngyuán

CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini)

HSK 5 · 1

元旦

Yuándàn

New Year's Day

HSK 6 · 1

元素

yuánsù

element (key component of sth); (chemistry) element; (math.) element (member of a set)

HSK 7–9 · 5

元首

yuánshǒu

head of state

元老

yuánlǎo

senior figure; elder; doyen

状元

zhuàngyuán

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

元宵节

Yuánxiāojié

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

多元

duōyuán

poly-; multi-; multielement