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yuán = yu + an2
surname Yuan / the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
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yuán = yu + an2
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / first / original / primary / fundamental / constituent / part / era (of a reign) / meta- (prefix) / (math.) argument / variable / (Tw) (geology) eon
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元 character breakdown

Component Translations
èr = Ø + Ø4
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
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rén = r + (e)n2
variant of 人[ren2] / "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc
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ér = Ø + Ø2
non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final
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= y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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= w + Ø4
cut off the feet / rising to a height / towering / bald
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Characters with 元 as component

wán = w + an2
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wán = w + an2
to play / to have fun / to trifle with / toy / sth used for amusement / curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]) / to keep sth for entertainment
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yuán = yu + an2
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Words with 元

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marshal (in the army)
element / component
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Sentences with 元

元 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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Prompt snippets

The coin is a heavy, lustrous 24-karat gold coin featuring a high-relief profile of a laurel-crowned monarch on its mirror-polished face and thick, deeply milled edges.