- 美元 měiyuán US dollarAmerican dollar; US dollar
- 欧元 ōuyuán euroeuro (currency)
- 元素 yuánsù chemical elementa substance consisting of atoms that all have the same number of protons
- 元旦 Yuándàn New Year's Day
- 单元 dānyuán entrancea specific entrance, staircase, or section of a residential building
- 港元 gǎngyuán Hong Kong dollar
- 多元化 duōyuánhuà diversificationto diversify; the process of making or becoming more varied in form or character
- 元首 yuánshǒu head of state
- 公元 gōngyuán CECommon Era; the calendar system used internationally, equivalent to AD (Anno Domini)
- 日元 Rìyuán yenJapanese yen (unit of currency)
- 澳元 àoyuán Australian dollar
- 状元 zhuàngyuán imperial championThe candidate ranked first in the palace examination, the highest level of the Chinese imperial examination system.
- 神经元 shénjīngyuán neuron
- 元帅 yuánshuài marshal(military) marshal; commander-in-chief
- 元月 Yuányuè first monththe first month of either the lunar or solar calendar
- 微量元素 wēiliàngyuánsù trace elementtrace element (chemistry)
- 元气 yuánqì vitalityvigor; strength; vitality
- 元件 yuánjiàn componenta basic part or element of a larger system, machine, or electronic device
- 元老 yuánlǎo eldera senior figure, doyen, or founding member of an organization or state
- 元年 yuánnián first yearThe first year of an emperor's reign or a formal calendar era.
- 元宵 yuánxiāo rice dumplingsSweet or savory dumplings made of glutinous rice flour, typically eaten during the Lantern Festival.
- 二元 èryuán binaryinvolving two variables or components, especially in mathematics, logic, or computer science
- 韩元 hányuán wonSouth Korean won (currency)
- 朱元璋 Zhū Yuánzhāng Zhu YuanzhangZhu Yuanzhang (1328-1398), personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu [[洪武|洪武|Hong2 wu3]]
- 公元前 gōngyuánqián BCEThe era before the year 1 in the Gregorian calendar, also known as BC (Before Christ).
- 开元 Kāiyuán Kaiyuan eraTang emperor Xuanzong's reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity
- 元宵节 Yuánxiāojié Lantern FestivalLantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar
- 元宝 yuánbǎo ingota silver or gold ingot used as a form of ancient currency
- 元器件 yuánqìjiàn componentcomponent; electronic component
- 元代 Yuándài Yuan dynastythe Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
- 二次元 èrcìyuán ACG worldthe fictional worlds of anime, comics, and games (Japanese: nijigen)
- 三次元 sāncìyuán real worldthe physical world, as opposed to the fictional two-dimensional world of anime, manga, and games
- 崔永元 Cuī Yǒngyuán Cui YongyuanCui Yongyuan (1963-), Chinese TV presenter
- 元凶 yuánxiōng culpritthe primary person or cause responsible for a crime, evil act, or disaster
- 新纪元 xīnjìyuán new eranew era; new epoch
- 元朝 Yuáncháo Yuan dynastyYuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
- 银元 yínyuán silver dollarflat silver or silver dollar coins formerly used as a unit of currency in China during the late 19th and early 20th centuries
- 有限元 yǒuxiànyuán finite elementfinite element method
- 蔡元培 Cài Yuánpéi Cai YuanpeiCai Yuanpei (1868-1940), Chinese educationist and politician, who served as president of Peking University from 1917 to 1927.
- 元音 yuányīn vowel
- 姚文元 Yáo Wényuán Yao WenyuanYao Wenyuan (1931-2005), one of the Gang of Four
- 大元帅 dàyuánshuài generalissimo
- 一元化 yīyuánhuà unificationto unify, centralize, or integrate multiple components into a single entity or system
- 纪元 jìyuán epochThe beginning of a new and significant period in history or a field of knowledge.
- 柳宗元 Liǔ Zōngyuán Liu ZongyuanLiu Zongyuan (773-819), Tang Dynasty essayist and poet, advocate of the Classical Prose and neoclassical movements
- 改元 gǎiyuán change reign titleto change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old)
- 稀土元素 xītǔyuánsù rare earth elementrare earth element (chemistry)
- 元神 yuánshén life essenceThe fundamental vital force or essential energy that sustains human life and consciousness.
- 元阳 Yuányáng YuanyangYuanyang county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
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- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH