元勛

leading light / founding father / principal proponent / also written 元勳|元勋

surname Yuan / the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)

currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / first / original / primary / fundamental / constituent / part / era (of a reign) / meta- (prefix) / (math.) argument / variable / (Tw) (geology) eon

medal / merit

variant of 開國元勳|开国元勋, founding figure (of country or dynasty) / founding father / fig. also used of company, school etc