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CHINESE CHARACTER

yuán

员

员

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measure word (general)

Numbered pinyin
yuan2
English meanings
m.[general]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 口; bottom 贝.

  • Top

    口
  • Bottom

    贝
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Meaning & sound clues

贝 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “money”.

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

Decomposition reference

⿱口贝

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

    tā他shì是yuángōng员工。

    He is an employee.

  2. 02

    chéngyuán成员hěn很duō多。

    Many members.

  3. 03

    fúwù服务yuán员。

    A waiter.

  4. 04

    yùndòngyuán运动员。

    An athlete.

  5. 05

    tā他shì是hǎo好duìyuán队员。

    He is a good teammate.

  6. 06

    quán全yuán员cānjiā参加。

    Everyone attends.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 人员
  • 会员
  • 伤员
  • 公务员
  • 动员
  • 员工
  • 售货员
  • 团员
  • 委员
  • 委员会
  • 学员
  • 宇航员
  • 官员
  • 成员
  • 演员
  • 球员
  • 职员
  • 航天员
  • 船员
  • 议员
  • 评论员
  • 运动员
  • 队员
  • 雇员
  • 飞行员