元 (jyun4 | yuan2) : beginning, first, original; dollar

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元

jyun4

yuan2

[1] [n] beginning; first; original [2] [n] dollar [3] [n] head [4] [n] eldest; chief; big [5] 60 years (Chinese astrology) [6] the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1367) [7] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 4

Level: 2

Radical: 儿 (#10)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

元

This word has been viewed 10824 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 14:58

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美元 mei5 jyun4 mei3 yuan2 = American dollar, US dollar, $

公元 gung1 jyun4 gong1 yuan2 = AD (Anno Domini)

公元前 gung1 jyun4 cin4 gong1 yuan2 qian2 = BC (before Christ)

紀元 gei2 jyun4 ji4 yuan2 = epoch; AD (anno domini)

紀元前 gei2 jyun4 cin4 = BC (before Christ)

日元 jat6 jyun4 ri4 yuan2 = Japanese currency, Yen

元件 jyun4 gin6 yuan2 jian4 = element; component

元旦 jyun4 daan3 yuan2 dan4 = New Year's Day

元素 jyun4 sou3 yuan2 su4 = element

元首 jyun4 sau2 yuan2 shou3 = head of state
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Decimal representation of this word: 元
Unicode code for this character: U+5143 (off-site link)

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