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Character Decomposition
元=二+儿
Etymology
A man 儿 with two lines emphasizing their head 二
Meanings
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
(bound form) first; original; primary
(bound form) basic; fundamental
(bound form) constituent; part
(prefix) meta-
(math.) argument; variable
era (of a reign)
(Tw) (geology) eon
surname Yuan
Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)
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Words with 元 576 total
poly- · multi- · multielement · multivariant · multivariate (math.)多元duō yuánCE (Common Era) · Christian Era · AD (Anno Domini)公元gōng yuánbrightest and best · chief · first among peers魁元kuí yuán(computing) token (in NLP and AI)词元cí yuánto change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old)改元gǎi yuánprovincial imperial examination graduate who ranked 1st in metropolitan examination (in Ming and Qing dynasties)会元huì yuántime immemorial · origin of the universe · the world混元hùn yuánfirst-placed candidate in the provincial imperial examinations (old)解元jiè yuánTang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗 reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity开元Kāi yuánto win the top award · to come first in the examination rankings抡元lún yuán
Idioms with 元 28 total Chain
founding figure (of a country or dynasty) · founding father · fig. also used of company or school etc开国元勋kāi guó yuán xūn(old) to rank first in the imperial examinations at the provincial capital, the national capital and the palace successively · (sports etc) to achieve three successes in a row (three matches in a row, three goals in a match etc)连中三元lián zhòng sān yuán