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CHINESE CHARACTER
yuán
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- Numbered pinyin
- yuan2
- English meanings
- source; origin; root
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
measure word (units)
wrong
formerly
measure word (general)
member; staff
surname Yuan
round
garden; park
to blame
may
aid; help
abyss; profound
cause; fate; edge
cause; affinity; edge
far
yard
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