元音 yuányīn vowel Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents yuányīn vowel 元 yuán noun basic (bound form) basic; fundamental; constituent; such as in 元素 yuánsù音 yīn noun syllable a unit of sound; a phone or syllableyuányīn Yuanyin 元 yuán Yuan (dynasty) The Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368).音 yīn noun sound sound; noise; tone; musical note; a person's voice or pitch