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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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  *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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  *米* | 米* | *米
uncooked rice / meter (unit of length) / (slang) Chinese yuan
HSK 2
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  *員* | 員* | *員
(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity / (bound form) member / classifier for military generals
HSK 3
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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
HSK 2
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  *怨* | 怨* | *怨
to blame / (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge
HSK 5
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  *院* | 院* | *院
courtyard / institution / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
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  *園* | 園* | *園
land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation / abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc
HSK 6
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  *元* | 元* | *元
surname Yuan / Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)
Parliament (UK) / Congress (US) / Diet (Japan) / Legislative Yuan (Taiwan)
HSK 6
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  *原* | 原* | *原
former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source
HSK 6
fireworks / prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
HSK 6
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  *圓* | 圓* | *圓
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
Judicial Yuan, the high court under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
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  *垣* | 垣* | *垣
wall
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  *源* | 源* | *源
root / source / origin
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  *願* | 願* | *願
(bound form) wish; hope; desire / to be willing / to wish (that sth may happen); may ... / vow; pledge
HSK 5
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  *冤* | 冤* | *冤
injustice / grievance / wrong
HSK 7-9
the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
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
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  *園* | 園* | *園
surname Yuan
renminbi yuan (RMB), PRC currency unit
ocean / (old) silver dollar / (slang) Chinese yuan
Chung Yuan Christian University, in Taiwan
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
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  *遠* | 遠* | *遠
far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)
HSK 1
Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
paper money / a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) / CL: 張|张, 紮|扎
HSK 7-9
the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊 (566-635), reigned 618-626
near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)
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
Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy
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  *原* | 原* | *原
surname Yuan / (Japanese surname) Hara
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  *毫* | 毫* | *毫
hair / drawing brush / (in the) least / one thousandth / currency unit, 0.1 yuan
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
Yuan'an, a county in Yichang City 宜昌市, Hubei
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
Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China
Yuan Hongdao (1568-1610), Ming dynasty poet and travel writer
sliced bread (loanword from "toast") / government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties
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
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
"learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源
Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
(historical) emperor's tutor; (Yuan dynasty) imperial preceptor (high-ranking official title held by Tibetan Buddhism leaders)
Yuan Longping (1930–2021), Chinese agronomist known as the "father of hybrid rice"
the five yuan (administrative branches of government) of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen's constitution: 行政院 Executive Yuan, 立法院 Legislative Yuan, 司法院 Judicial Yuan, 考試院|考试院 Examination Yuan, 監察院|监察院 Control Yuan
member of the Legislative Yuan (Tw)
Legislative Yuan, the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China
the Red Turbans, peasant rebellion at the end of the Yuan dynasty
storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
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  *轅* | 轅* | *轅
shaft of a cart or carriage / (bound form) entrance gate of a military camp or yamen; (fig.) government office
Sun Yat-sen's Five-power constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan / The five courts or are 行政院 Executive yuan, 立法院 Legislative yuan, 司法院 Judicial yuan, 考試院|考试院 Examination yuan, 監察院|监察院 Control yuan
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
Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
Duan Qirui (1864-1936), commander of Beiyang Army under Yuan Shikai, then politician and powerful warlord
Xuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
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
Examination Yuan, the qualification and appointment board under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan / exam board
Executive Yuan, the executive branch of government under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
Mongolian daruqachi, local commander in Mongol and Yuan times
one yuan or less / around 80 cents or one dollar
final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) / mid 14th century
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
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  *沅* | 沅* | *沅
Yuan river in Guizhou and Hunan
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  *袁* | 袁* | *袁
surname Yuan
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  *袁* | 袁* | *袁
long robe (old)
one Jiao coin (Mao, one-tenth of yuan)
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
brothel (esp. in Yuan theater)
On Encountering Sorrow, poem by Qu Yuan 屈原 in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞
Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar
Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖 (566-635), reigned 618-626
Qu Yuan Memorial Hall in Zigui county 秭歸縣|秭归县, Hubei, built in 1982 and a major tourist attraction since then
brothel (esp. in Yuan theater)
Control Yuan, a watchdog under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
Yuan Mei (1716–1797), Qing poet, essayist and gastronome, one of the Three Great Masters of the Qianlong-Jiaqing period 乾嘉三大家
Yuan Jue (1267-1327), Yuan dynasty writer and calligrapher
banknote in Jiao units (Mao, one-tenth of yuan)
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
Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times
(Tw) Legislative Yuan (abbr. for 立法院)
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  *媛* | 媛* | *媛
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  *媛* | 媛* | *媛
(bound form) beautiful woman (in practice, often pronounced [yuan2]) / Taiwan pr. [yuan2]
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  *惌* | 惌* | *惌
to bear a grudge against
late Yuan and early Ming / mid 14th century
National Protection War or Campaign to Defend the Republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯 as emperor
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  *鴛* | 鴛* | *鴛
mandarin duck
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  *邧* | 邧* | *邧
place name
perpetual calendar / ten thousand year calendar / Islamic calendar introduced to Yuan China by Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁
the three leading poets of the Qianlong-Jiaqing era (1735–1820), who championed personal expression and innovation in Qing poetry: Yuan Mei 袁枚, Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨 and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼
lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
verse or song form from Yuan, Ming and Qing
Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵|唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變|玄武门之变 / Professor Li Jiancheng (1964-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy
woman / prostitute / lovemaking / literary or theatrical form in Tang, Song and Yuan
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
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  *箢* | 箢* | *箢
used in 箢箕 and 箢篼 / Taiwan pr. [wan3]

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