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CHINESE CHARACTER

yuán

元

元

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measure word (units)

Numbered pinyin
yuan2
English meanings
m.[standard]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 二; bottom 儿.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱二儿

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhè这běn本shū书wǔ五yuán元。

    This book costs five yuan.

  2. 02

    wǒ我yào要yī一yuán元yìngbì硬币。

    I want a one-yuan coin.

  3. 03

    shí十yuán元kěyǐ可以mǎi买zhè这gè个。

    Ten yuan can buy this.

  4. 04

    duōshao多少qián钱?——wǔ五shí十yuán元。

    How much? — Fifty yuan.

  5. 05

    yī一yuán元qián钱néng能mǎi买shénme什么?

    What can one yuan buy?

  6. 06

    tā他huā花le了shí十yuán元。

    He spent ten yuan.

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