元
first; dollar; origin; head; surname Yuan; Yuan dynasty (1279–1368); currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary
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Built from 元
- 远distant, remote, far
- 冠cap, crown, headgear
- 园garden, park
- 玩to play with, to joke, to entertain
- 完to complete, to finish, to settle
- 顽stubborn, recalcitrant, obstinate
- 寇bandit, thief
- 芫a poisonous plant
- 阮ancient musical instrument
- 沅a river in western Hunan
- 朊protein
- 蚖salamander, newt
- 鼋large turtle, sea turtle
- 頑stubborn, recalcitrant, obstinate
- 黿large turtle, sea turtle
Words with 元
- 一元yī yuán · yiyuan(math.) single-variable; univariate
- 三元sān yuán · sanyuan(old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元[jie4 yuan2], metropolitan 會元|会元[hui4 yuan2] and palace 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]
- 中元zhōng yuán · zhongyuanGhost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased
- 二元èr yuán · eryuanduality; dual; bipolar
- 位元wèi yuán · weiyuan(Tw) (computing) bit
- 像元xiàng yuán · xiangyuan(remote sensing) pixel
- 元代yuán dài · yuandaithe Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
- 元件yuán jiàn · yuanjianelement; component
- 元凶yuán xiōng · yuanxiongchief offender; main culprit
- 元勋yuán xūn · yuanxunleading light; founding father; principal proponent
- 元史yuán shǐ · yuanshiHistory of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Song Lian 宋濂[Song4 Lian2] in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls
- 元夜yuán yè · yuanyeLantern Festival; night of 15th of first lunar month
- 元宵yuán xiāo · yuanxiaoLantern Festival; night of the 15th of the first lunar month; sticky rice dumplings
- 元宝yuán bǎo · yuanbaoa silver or gold ingot; mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship); a name for ancient currency
- 元山yuán shān · yuanshanWonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
- 元帅yuán shuài · yuanshuai(military) marshal; commander-in-chief
- 元年yuán nián · yuannianfirst year of an emperor's reign; first year of an era; first year of a significant time period
- 元恶yuán è · yuanearch-criminal; master criminal
- 元旦yuán dàn · yuandanNew Year's Day
- 元曲yuán qǔ · yuanquYuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy
- 元月yuán yuè · yuanyuefirst month (of either lunar or Western calendars)
- 元朗yuán lǎng · yuanlangYuen Long town in northwest New Territories, Hong Kong
- 元朝yuán cháo · yuanchaoYuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
- 元末yuán mò · yuanmofinal years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); mid 14th century
- 元气yuán qì · yuanqivigor; strength; vitality
- 元神yuán shén · yuanshenprimordial spirit; fundamental essence of life
- 元素yuán sù · yuansuelement (key component of sth); (chemistry) element; (math.) element (member of a set)
- 元组yuán zǔ · yuanzutuple
- 元老yuán lǎo · yuanlaosenior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran
- 元肉yuán ròu · yuanroudried longan pulp