元(yuán)

HSK 14 strokes

surname Yuan

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Character information

Pinyin
yuán
Meaning
surname Yuan; Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 元 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿱二儿

A man 儿 with two lines emphasizing their head 二

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

二èr儿ér

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 元 step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 元

Common words using 元 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yuán元dàn旦
HSK 5

New Year's Day

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yuán元xiāo宵jié节
HSK 7-9

Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month …

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yī一yuán元

(math.) single-variable; univariate

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sān三yuán元

see 三元区

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shàng上yuán元

see 元宵节

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yī一yuán元huà化

integration

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yī一yuán元fù复shǐ始

a new year begins (idiom)

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yī一yuán元lùn论

monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance

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From 元’s common words

旦宵节一三上化复

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