Read Edit View history 元 yuánYuán HSK1 first Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a person with a line added at the head area, representing the meaning "head" or "first". Pinyin Separate values with commas yuán × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 元 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 337, 695 ], [ 369, 690 ], [ 425, 695 ], [ 569, 736 ], [ 644, 744 ] ], [ [ 178, 453 ], [ 235, 447 ], [ 667, 552 ], [ 713, 556 ], [ 750, 551 ] ], [ [ 338, 433 ], [ 361, 419 ], [ 365, 399 ], [ 341, 319 ], [ 287, 219 ], [ 213, 133 ], [ 134, 72 ], [ 111, 61 ] ], [ [ 493, 480 ], [ 523, 464 ], [ 537, 435 ], [ 520, 296 ], [ 521, 200 ], [ 540, 115 ], [ 576, 82 ], [ 645, 65 ], [ 733, 60 ], [ 839, 69 ], [ 906, 92 ], [ 916, 100 ], [ 917, 115 ], [ 912, 266 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 345 707 Q 305 697 335 680 Q 378 659 457 677 Q 530 695 609 716 Q 646 726 652 732 Q 662 742 656 751 Q 647 764 614 770 Q 581 774 475 735 Q 418 717 345 707 Z", "M 526 493 Q 553 502 740 536 Q 753 535 762 550 Q 763 563 736 574 Q 696 596 614 565 Q 452 519 256 478 Q 220 472 183 465 Q 152 459 177 441 Q 214 411 248 423 Q 285 433 329 444 L 363 453 Q 418 469 485 484 L 526 493 Z", "M 329 444 Q 329 375 325 358 Q 279 217 148 101 Q 129 85 107 66 Q 100 59 107 55 Q 141 49 234 126 Q 324 195 383 352 Q 393 377 407 402 Q 414 412 409 422 Q 397 441 363 453 C 335 464 329 467 329 444 Z", "M 961 112 Q 939 164 924 253 Q 921 269 914 274 Q 905 278 902 258 Q 892 146 877 126 Q 847 90 702 86 Q 624 89 592 102 Q 564 117 557 136 Q 527 220 554 362 Q 560 396 569 419 Q 587 462 526 493 C 501 509 474 512 485 484 Q 506 442 501 383 Q 492 140 520 100 Q 529 84 545 72 Q 605 26 812 36 Q 906 40 943 60 Q 976 78 961 112 Z" ] } 4 strokes 元 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 330, 693 ], [ 652, 745 ] ], [ [ 174, 455 ], [ 239, 449 ], [ 757, 558 ] ], [ [ 337, 447 ], [ 370, 401 ], [ 303, 246 ], [ 227, 148 ], [ 114, 61 ] ], [ [ 491, 486 ], [ 534, 447 ], [ 524, 172 ], [ 543, 110 ], [ 577, 79 ], [ 764, 58 ], [ 909, 92 ], [ 913, 266 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M345,707C317,703 314,691 335,680C363,666 404,665 457,677C505,689 556,702 609,716C633,723 648,728 652,732C658,739 660,745 656,751C650,760 636,767 614,770C592,774 546,760 475,735C437,722 393,716 345,707Z", "M526,493C544,498 615,516 740,536C748,538 758,539 762,550C764,559 753,566 736,574C708,588 669,583 614,565C552,546 386,505 256,478C232,474 207,470 183,465C162,461 160,454 177,441C202,422 225,416 248,423C272,431 299,437 329,444C352,450 352,450 363,453C399,463 440,475 485,484C512,490 512,490 526,493Z", "M329,444C333,410 331,386 325,358C308,294 251,193 148,101C135,91 121,79 107,66C102,62 101,57 107,55C129,50 181,77 236,126C290,175 343,248 383,352C389,369 397,386 407,402C411,409 412,416 409,422C401,435 385,445 363,453C352,457 327,455 329,444Z", "M961,112C946,147 934,194 924,253C922,264 919,272 914,274C908,278 903,272 902,258C894,184 887,139 877,126C857,102 798,87 702,86C650,86 612,93 592,102C572,111 563,124 557,136C542,164 536,268 554,362C558,385 562,404 569,419C580,448 566,473 526,493C514,500 480,497 485,484C499,456 502,423 501,383C493,222 500,134 520,96C525,86 534,77 545,68C585,38 662,18 812,30C874,36 918,47 943,60C965,72 970,90 961,112Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.