(yuán)

HSK 7-910 strokes

surname Yuan

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
yuán
Meaning
surname Yuan
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻衣口

A person 口 wearing a robe 衣

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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fǎnyuán

opposing Yuan Shikai 袁世凯 in National Protection War 護國…

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yuánzhōu

see 袁州区

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yuánméi

Yuan Mei (1716–1797), Qing poet, essayist and gastronome, one of the Three …

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Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-pro…

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yuánshào

Yuan Shao (153-202), general during late Han, subsequently warlord

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Yuan Longping (1930–2021), Chinese agronomist known as the "father of hybrid rice"

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