yuán
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
first
original
primary
fundamental
constituent
part
era (of a reign)
(math.) argument
variable
(Tw) (geology) eon
Yuán
surname Yuan
the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
yuán yuè
first month of the Lunar calendar
the New Year
duō yuán
poly-
multi-
multielement
multivariant
multivariate (math.)
yuán sù
element
element of a set
chemical element
Xī yuán
Christian era
Gregorian calendar
AD (Anno Domini)
same as 公元
Měi yuán
American dollar
US dollar
Yuán cháo
Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
yuán xiāo
Lantern Festival
night of the 15th of the first lunar month
see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4]
sticky rice dumplings
Zhū Yuán zhāng
Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]
gōng yuán
CE (Common Era)
Christian Era
AD (Anno Domini)
yī yuán
single variable (math.)
univariate
dān yuán
unit (forming an entity)
element
(in a residential building) entrance or staircase
yuán qì
strength
vigor
vitality
(TCM) vital energy
Cuī Yǒng yuán
Cui Yongyuan (1963-), TV presenter
Guǎng yuán
Guangyuan prefecture level city in Sichuan
yuán xūn
leading light
founding father
principal proponent
yuán xūn
leading light
founding father
principal proponent
also written 元勳|元勋
zhuàng yuán
top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]
top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]
(fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
leading light
Kāi yuán
Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity
yuán lǎo
senior figure
elder
doyen
Yuán bǎo
Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[Dan1 dong1 shi4], Liaoning
yuán bǎo
a silver or gold ingot
mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship)
a name for ancient currency
a rare genius
yín yuán
flat silver (former coinage)
also written 銀圓|银圆
silver dollar
Guǎng yuán shì
Guangyuan prefecture level city in Sichuan
wēi liàng yuán sù
trace element (chemistry)
Yuán xiāo jié
Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
duō yuán huà
diversification
pluralism
to diversify
Dà Jì yuán
Epoch Times, US newspaper
gōng yuán qián
BCE (before the Common Era)
BC (before Christ)
Cài Yuán péi
Cai Yuanpei (1868-1940), liberal educationalist, studied in Germany, President of Peking University 1917-19, minister of education for Guomindang
zhōng yuán
Ghosts' festival on 15th day of 7th moon
Yuán dài
the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
yuán nián
first year of an emperor's reign
èr yuán
duality
dual
bipolar
binary
Yuán Lǎng
Yuen Long town in northwest New Territories, Hong Kong
zì yuán
character (computing) (Tw)
Rì yuán
Japanese yen (unit of currency)
also written 日圓|日圆
Qìng yuán
Qingyuan county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3], Zhejiang
Yuán qǔ
Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy
hùn yuán
time immemorial
origin of the universe
the world
Yuán yáng
Yuanyang county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
Liǔ Zōng yuán
Liu Zongyuan (773-819), Tang essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文運動|古文运动 and neoclassical 復古|复古 movements
yuán sù zhōu qī biǎo
periodic table of the elements (chemistry)
Yuán shì
Yuanshi county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei
rén mín bì yuán
Renminbi Yuan (RMB), PRC currency unit
xī tǔ yuán sù
rare earth element (chemistry)
Yuán shān
Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
Yuán cháng
Yuanchang township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Yuán mò
final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
mid 14th century
Yuán móu
Yuanmou county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州, Yunnan
yuán lóng
one that has achieved the way
emperor
kāi guó yuán xūn
founding figure (of a country or dynasty)
founding father
fig. also used of company or school etc
kāi guó yuán xūn
variant of 開國元勳|开国元勋, founding figure (of country or dynasty)
founding father
fig. also used of company, school etc
háng háng chū zhuàng yuán
lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom); fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence
Yuán shǐ
History 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
wàn yuán hù
household with savings or annual income of 10,000 yuan or more (considered a large amount in the 1970s, when the term became established)
gǎi yuán
to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old)
yuán lǎo yuàn
upper house
senate
senior statesmen's assembly
Qìng yuán xiàn
Qingyuan county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3], Zhejiang
Tiān yuán qū
Tianyuan district of Zhuzhou city 株洲市, Hunan
jiè yuán
first-placed candidate in the provincial imperial examinations (old)
Yuán bà
Yuanba district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[Guang3 yuan2 shi4], Sichuan
fù yuán
variant of 復原|复原[fu4 yuan2]
Yuán mò Míng chū
late Yuan and early Ming
mid 14th century
Yuán shì xiàn
Yuanshi county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei
Yuán Shì zǔ
lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
Yuán bǎo shān
Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia
Yuán jūn
Mongol army
army of Yuan dynasty
zhōng yuán pǔ dù
Ghosts' festival on 15th day of 7th moon
Yuán gǔ dài
Proterozoic (geological era 2500-540m years ago)
Dà Jì yuán shí bào
Epoch Times, US newspaper
èr yuán lùn
dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind and matter or good and evil)
Yáo Wén yuán
Yao Wenyuan (1931-2005), one of the Gang of Four
Ruǎn Yuán
scholar-official in the Qing dynasty (1764-1849)
yuán yè
Lantern Festival
night of 15th of first lunar month
see also 元宵[yuan2 xiao1]
Sān yuán qū
Sanyuan district of Sanming city 三明市[San1 ming2 shi4], Fujian
xiāo yuán
elimination (math)
to eliminate one variable from equations
Yuán móu xiàn
Yuanmou county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Kāi yuán shèng shì
peak of Tang prosperity during Kaiyuan, reign name 713-741 of Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗[Táng Xuán zōng]
Yuán bà qū
Yuanba district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[Guang3 yuan2 shi4], Sichuan
Yuán bǎo shān qū
Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia
Zhào Yuán rèn
Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist
yī yuán lùn
monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance
Yuán cháng xiāng
Yuanchang township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
dà shāng yuán qì
to ruin one's constitution
Yuán tài zǔ
posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Chéng jí sī hàn] (1162-1227)
Yuán bǎo qū
Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[Dan1 dong1 shi4], Liaoning
Yuán yáng xiàn
Yuanyang county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
Hàn Yuán dì
Yuan Emperor, reign name of Han Dynasty emperor Liu Shi 劉奭|刘奭[Liu2 Shi4], (74-33 BC), reigned 48-33 BC
xī yǒu yuán sù
trace element (nutrition)
duō yuán bù bǎo hé zhī fáng suān
polyunsaturated fatty acid
Yuán jiāng xiàn
Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪[Yu4 xi1], Yunnan
lán xì yuán sù
lanthanoid (rare earth series), namely: lanthanum La57 鑭|镧[lan2], cerium Ce58 鈰|铈[shi4], praseodymium Pr59 鐠|镨[pu3], neodymium Nd60 釹|钕[nu:3], promethium Pm61 鉕|钷[po3], samarium Sm62 釤|钐[shan1], europium Eu63 銪|铕[you3], gadolinium Gd64 釓|钆[ga2], terbium Tb65 鋱|铽[te4], dysprosium Dy66 鏑|镝[di1], holmium Ho67 鈥|钬[huo3], erbium Er68 鉺|铒[er3], thulium Tm69 銩|铥[diu1], ytterbium Yb70 鐿|镱[yi4], lutetium Lu71 鑥|镥[lu3]
wǔ dēng huì yuán
Song dynasty history of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls
Chén Yuán guāng
Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王|开漳圣王[Kai1 zhang1 sheng4 wang2], i.e. Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian
zhòng yuán sù
heavy element (such as uranium)
duō yuán lùn
pluralism, philosophical doctrine that the universe consists of different substances
kuí yuán
brightest and best
chief
first among peers
Cè fǔ yuán guī
Prime tortoise of the record bureau, Song dynasty historical encyclopedia of political essays, autobiography, memorials and decrees, compiled 1005-1013 under Wang Qinruo 王欽若|王钦若 and Yang Yi 楊億|杨亿, 1000 scrolls
Lǐ Yuán hào
Li Yuanhao (1003-1048), founding king of Xixia 西夏[Xi1 Xia4] around modern Ningxia 寧夏|宁夏[Ning2 xia4]
Yuán gǔ zhòu
pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m)
jì yuán qián
before the common era (BC)
Yuán qǔ sì dà jiā
Four great Yuan dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guan1 Han4 qing1], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[Zheng4 Guang1 zu3], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[Ma3 Zhi4 yuan3] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[Bai2 Pu3]
qīng yuán sù
light element (such as hydrogen)
ā xì yuán sù
actinoids (rare earth series), namely: actinium Ac89 錒|锕[a1], thorium Th90 釷|钍[tu3], protoactinium Pa91 鏷|镤[pu2], uranium U92 鈾|铀[you2], neptunium Ne93 鎿|镎[na2], plutonium Pu94 鈈|钚[bu4], americium Am95 鎇|镅[mei2], curium Cm96 鋦|锔[ju2], berkelium Bk97 錇|锫[pei2], californium Cf98 鐦|锎[kai1], einsteinium Es99 鎄|锿[ai1], fermium Fm100 鐨|镄[fei4], mendelevium Md101 鍆|钔[men2], nobelium No102 鍩|锘[nuo4], lawrencium Lr103 鐒|铹[lao2]
Yuán Lǎng shì
Yuen Long town, Hong Kong Island
Yuán jiāng Hā ní zú Yí zú Dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn
Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪[Yù xī], Yunnan
Lǐ Bó yuán
Li Boyuan or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉 (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記|官场现形记
sān yuán yùn suàn
ternary operator (computing)
Xīn Yuán shǐ
New history of the Yuan Dynasty, sometimes listed as one of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Ke Shaomin 柯邵忞[Ke1 Shao4 min2] in 1920
yuán è
arch-criminal
master criminal
fù hé yuán yīn
diphthong (such as putonghua ɑi, uei etc)
jīn yuán quàn
currency issued by Nationalist Government in 1948
bù dìng yuán
indeterminate element (math.), often denoted by x
Yuán shān shì
Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
yuán yīn hé xié
vowel harmony (in phonetics of Altaic languages)
yuán yuán běn běn
variant of 原原本本[yuan2 yuan2 ben3 ben3]
juǎn shé yuán yīn
retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)
juǎn shé yuán yīn
retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)
yuán è dà duì
arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
Dà Yuán dà yī tǒng zhì
Dayuan Dayi Tongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 755 scrolls
tōng yòng zì yuán zǔ
Universal character set (UCS)
shí yì wèi yuán yǐ tài wǎng luò lián méng
Gigabit Ethernet Alliance
Bā Dà Yuán lǎo
"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CPC, namely 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2], 陳雲|陈云[Chen2 Yun2], 李先念[Li3 Xian1 nian4], 彭真[Peng2 Zhen1], 楊尚昆|杨尚昆[Yang2 Shang4 kun1], 薄一波[Bo2 Yi1 bo1], 王震[Wang2 Zhen4], and 宋任窮|宋任穷[Song4 Ren4 qiong2]
abbr. to 八老[Ba1 lao3]
lún yuán
to win the top award
to come first in the examination rankings
huì yuán
provincial imperial examination graduate who ranked 1st in metropolitan examination (in Ming and Qing dynasties)
cì yuán
dimension (loanword, from Japanese)
xī yuán
Christian era
Gregorian calendar
AD (Anno Domini)
xī yuán qián
BCE (before the Common Era)
BC (before Christ)
biàn yuán
(math.) argument
variable
yī yuán fù shǐ
a new year begins (idiom)
Zhōng yuán
Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased
Zhōng yuán jié
Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased
Wǔ dēng Huì yuán
Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls
xiàng yuán
pixel (remote sensing imagery)
yuán lái
variant of 原來|原来[yuan2 lai2]
yuán xiōng
chief offender
main culprit
Yuán Tài zǔ
posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2] (1162-1227)
Yuán Hào wèn
Yuan Haowen (1190-1257), famous poet Northern China during the Jin-Yuan transition
Yuán yuè
first month (of either lunar or Western calendars)
yuán méi
variant of 原煤[yuan2 mei2]
yuán shén
primordial spirit
fundamental essence of life
fù jiā yuán jiàn
additional element
(computing) add-on
plug-in