Dictionary/元

元

元 yuán

ㄩㄢˊ
MHSK 1TOCFL Novice 2core 10k
1currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
2first; original; primary
3basic; fundamental
4constituent; part
5(prefix) meta-
6(math.) argument; variable
7era (of a reign)
8(Tw) (geology) eon

Characters

Example

yí gòng一共wǔ五shí十yuán元。
一共五十元。
Fifty yuan in total.

See also: words & characters pronounced yuán