元太祖 yuántàizǔ Emperor Taizu of Yuan Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 元 yuán Yuan (dynasty) The Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368).太祖 tàizǔ founding emperor the founding emperor of a dynasty; often used as a posthumous temple name for rulers such as the founders of the Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties