fēn
to divide
to separate
to distribute
to allocate
to distinguish (good and bad)
part or subdivision
fraction
one tenth (of certain units)
unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
minute
a point (in sports or games)
0.01 yuan (unit of money)
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)
Shàng dū
Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
jiǎo
angle
corner
horn
horn-shaped
unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan
CL:個|个[ge4]
máo
hair
feather
down
wool
mildew
mold
coarse or semifinished
young
raw
careless
unthinking
nervous
scared
(of currency) to devalue or depreciate
classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])
háo
hair
drawing brush
(in the) least
one thousandth
currency unit, 0.1 yuan
yuán
circle
round
circular
spherical
(of the moon) full
unit of Chinese currency (Yuan)
tactful
to justify
yuān yuán
origin
source
relationship
Dà dū
Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
Yuán cháo
Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
rén mín bì
Renminbi (RMB)
Chinese Yuan (CNY)
Hóng Wǔ
Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti , reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 硃元璋|朱元璋[Zhū Yuán zhāng] (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, Temple name明太祖[Míng Tài zǔ]
Qū Yuán
Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), famous Warring States statesman and poet, author of Sorrow at Parting 離騷|离骚 Lisao in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞
Kūn qǔ
Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times
Yuán
Yuan river in Guizhou and Hunan
tǔ sī
sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties
wàn nián lì
perpetual calendar
ten thousand year calendar
Islamic calendar introduced to Yuan China by Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁
xiē zi
wedge
peg
stopper
prologue (in some modern novels)
prologue or interlude in Yuan dynasty drama
chāo piào
paper money
a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)
CL:張|张[zhang1],紮|扎[za1]
yān huā
fireworks
prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
Yuán Shì kǎi
Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China
Xuān Yuán
Xuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
kǎo shì yuàn
Examination yuan, the qualification and appointment board under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
exam board
lì fǎ yuàn
Legislative yuan, the legislative branch of government under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
guó xīn bàn
State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China
abbr. for 國務院新聞辦公室|国务院新闻办公室[Gúo wù yuàn Xīn wén Bàn gōng shì]
Yuán dài
the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
jìng huā yuán
Jinghua Yuan or Flowers in the Mirror, Qing novel of fantasy and erudition (early 19th century) by Li Ruzhen 李汝珍
Yuán qǔ
Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy
lì fǎ wěi yuán
member of the Legislative Yuan (Taiwan)
xíng zhèng yuàn
Executive yuan, the executive branch of government under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
Lí Sāo
Sorrow at Parting, poem by Qu Yuan 屈原 in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞
sī fǎ yuàn
Judicial yuan, the high court under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
Zhōng yuán Dà xué
Chung Yuan Christian University, in Taiwan
jiān chá yuàn
Control yuan, a watchdog under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
Sòng shǐ
History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[Tuo1 tuo1] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[Yuan2], 496 scrolls
(not to be confused with 宋書|宋书[Song4 shu1])
rén mín bì yuán
Renminbi Yuan (RMB), PRC currency unit
Yuán Shào
Yuan Shao (153-202), general during late Han, subsequently warlord
Tuō tuō
Toktoghan (1314-1355), Mongol politician during the Yuan dynasty, prime minister until 1345, compiled three dynastic histories of Song 宋史, Liao 遼史|辽史 and Jin 金史
also written Tuoketuo 托克托
Yuán mò
final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
mid 14th century
Wén zōng
Wenzong Emperor, reign name of Yuan Dynasty emperor Tugh Temür (1304-1332), reigned 1328-1332
jīn dài
Jin dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen or Nüzhen 女真 people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan dynasty
Wáng Zhāo jūn
Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝[Han4 Yuan2 di4], one of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3]
Hū bì liè
Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294