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  *分* | 分* | *分
to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
HSK 1
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  *元* | 元* | *元
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first; original; primary / (bound form) basic; fundamental / (bound form) constituent; part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument; variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon
HSK 1
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  *毛* | 毛* | *毛
hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen )
HSK 1
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  *角* | 角* | *角
angle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) / CL: 個|个
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  *米* | 米* | *米
uncooked rice / meter (unit of length) / (slang) Chinese yuan
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Renminbi (RMB) / Chinese Yuan (CNY)
HSK 3
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  *圆* | 圆* | *圆
circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
HSK 4
fireworks / prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
HSK 6
Parliament (UK) / Congress (US) / Diet (Japan) / Legislative Yuan (Taiwan)
HSK 6
paper money / a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) / CL: 張|张, 紮|扎
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  *园* | 园* | *园
surname Yuan
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  *元* | 元* | *元
surname Yuan / Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
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  *原* | 原* | *原
surname Yuan / (Japanese surname) Hara
big head / mask in the shape of a big head / the larger end of sth / the main part / the lion's share / dupe / sucker / (old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯 on the obverse side
Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
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  *袁* | 袁* | *袁
surname Yuan
the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
a Yuan dynasty form of musical comedy
Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), famous Warring States statesman and poet, author of Sorrow at Parting 離騷|离骚 Lisao in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞
Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
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  *沅* | 沅* | *沅
Yuan river in Guizhou and Hunan
Nanyuan or "Southern Park", an imperial hunting domain during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, now the site of Nanhaizi Park in the south of Beijing
On Encountering Sorrow, poem by Qu Yuan 屈原 in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞
Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times
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  *苑* | 苑* | *苑
surname Yuan
Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy
Xuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
ocean / (old) silver dollar / (slang) Chinese yuan
Yuan'an county in Yichang 宜昌, Hubei
Yu'an, a district of Lu'an City 六安市, Anhui
wedge / peg / stopper / prologue (in some modern novels) / prologue or interlude in Yuan dynasty drama
sliced bread (loanword from "toast") / government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties
Legislative Yuan, the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China
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  *爰* | 爰* | *爰
surname Yuan
Wenzong Emperor, reign name of Yuan Dynasty emperor Tugh Temür (1304-1332), reigned 1328-1332
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  *毫* | 毫* | *毫
hair / drawing brush / (in the) least / one thousandth / currency unit, 0.1 yuan
Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
Song and Yuan literary form based on vernacular folk stories
Togtoh county, Mongolian Togtox khoshuu, in Hohhot 呼和浩特, Inner Mongolia / alternative spelling of 脫脫|脱脱, Yuan dynasty politician Toktoghan (1314-1355)
History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Song Lian 宋濂 in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls
verse or song form from Yuan, Ming and Qing
storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
(archaic) I; me (used by males during the Song and Yuan dynasties)
storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
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  *蜎* | 蜎* | *蜎
surname Yuan
banknote in Jiao units (Mao, one-tenth of yuan)
rare talent / lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river
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  *糺* | 糺* | *糺
army (used during the Liao, Jin and Yuan dynasties)
History of the Liao Dynasty, twenty first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱 in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty , 116 scrolls
Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
Yan Hui (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius, also known as Yan Yuan 顏淵|颜渊
Tianwen, or Questions to Heaven, a long poem by Chu Yuan 屈原 / Tianwen, a series of interplanetary missions developed by the China National Space Administration starting in 2016, named after the poem
perpetual calendar / ten thousand year calendar / Islamic calendar introduced to Yuan China by Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁
Yan Yuan (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius 孔夫子, also known as 顏回|颜回
(Yuan dynasty) porcelain kilns (under imperial administration)
History of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, twenty second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱 in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty , 135 scrolls
script for opera (esp. in Yuan times)
near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)
Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊 (566-635), reigned 618-626
brothel (esp. in Yuan theater)
Yuan Hongdao (1568-1610), Ming dynasty poet and travel writer
Liu Yuan (c. 251-310), warlord at the end of the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋, founder of Cheng Han of the Sixteen Kingdoms 成漢|成汉 (304-347)
Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝, one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女
a piece; a chunk / (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块 "the emotional aspect (of it)") / (coll.) one yuan; a dollar / together; in the same place; in company
Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar
Yuan River
Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan Dramatists 元曲四大家
Toktoghan (1314-1355), Mongol politician during the Yuan dynasty, prime minister until 1345, compiled three dynastic histories of Song 宋史, Liao 遼史|辽史 and Jin 金史 / also written Tuoketuo 托克托
shadbush or shadberry (genus Amelanchier) / painter and poet of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
Yuan Mei (1716-1798), famous Qing poet and critic, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家
Bai Pu (1226-1306), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家
Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖 (566-635), reigned 618-626
Second Revolution, campaign from 1913 of the provisional revolutionary government (under Sun Yat-sen and the Guomindang) against Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯 and the Northern Warlords
Examination Yuan, the qualification and appointment board under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan / exam board
Li Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel Jinghua Yuan 鏡花緣|镜花缘 or Flowers in the Mirror
Executive Yuan, the executive branch of government under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
Mongol army / army of Yuan dynasty
Yuan Ying (1878-1953), Buddhist monk
Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真 people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
late Yuan and early Ming / mid 14th century
renminbi yuan (RMB), PRC currency unit
member of the Legislative Yuan (Tw)
household with savings or annual income of 10,000 yuan or more (considered a large amount in the 1970s, when the term became established)
Cai E (1882-1916), military leader who was a key figure in the establishment the National Protection Army 護國軍|护国军, which in 1916 fought the forces of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯, who had tried to reestablish the monarchy with himself as emperor
Yuan Jing (1911-1999), writer, dramatist and film critic
Guan Hanqing (c. 1235-c. 1300), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家
Control Yuan, a watchdog under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
"learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源
Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真 people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿, Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖, Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远 and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴
Yuan Yuling (-1674) Qing writer, author of 西樓記|西楼记
Campaign to Defend the Republic (1915) or National Protection War, a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯 as emperor
Jinghua Yuan or Flowers in the Mirror, Qing novel of fantasy and erudition (early 19th century) by Li Ruzhen 李汝珍
Judicial Yuan, the high court under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
one yuan or less / around 80 cents or one dollar
Da Yuan Dayitongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 755 scrolls
History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱 in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty , 496 scrolls / (not to be confused with 宋書|宋书)
New History of the Yuan Dynasty, completed by Ke Shaomin 柯劭忞 in 1920, sometimes listed as one of the 24 Dynastic Histories 二十四史
Huansahji or Washing the Silken Gauze, Yuan and Ming saga reworked by 梁辰魚|梁辰鱼 from History of the Southern States Wu and Yue, 吳越春秋|吴越春秋, a popular opera subject
the Red Turbans, peasant rebellion at the end of the Yuan dynasty

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