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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
元 yuán	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


单元 dānyuán	单元 \| 单元* \| *单元	unit (forming an entity) / element / (in a residential building) entrance or staircase	單元 HSK 3


公元 gōngyuán	公元 \| 公元* \| *公元	CE (Common Era) / Christian Era / AD (Anno Domini)	HSK 4


元旦 Yuándàn	元旦 \| 元旦* \| *元旦	New Year's Day	HSK 5


元素 yuánsù	元素 \| 元素* \| *元素	element (key component of sth) / (chemistry) element / (math.) element (member of a set)	HSK 6


多元 duōyuán	多元 \| 多元* \| *多元	poly- / multi- / multielement / multivariant / multivariate (math.)	HSK 7-9


状元 zhuàngyuán	状元 \| 状元* \| *状元	top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼 and 探花 / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考 / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light	狀元 HSK 7-9


元首 yuánshǒu	元首 \| 元首* \| *元首	head of state	HSK 7-9


元老 yuánlǎo	元老 \| 元老* \| *元老	senior figure / elder / doyen	HSK 7-9


元宵节 Yuánxiāojié	元宵节 \| 元宵节* \| *元宵节	Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節｜春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar	元宵節 HSK 7-9


纪元 jìyuán	纪元 \| 纪元* \| *纪元	calendar era / epoch	紀元


元 Yuán	元 \| 元* \| *元	surname Yuan / Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)


美元 měiyuán	美元 \| 美元* \| *美元	American dollar; US dollar


多元化 duōyuánhuà	多元化 \| 多元化* \| *多元化	diversification / pluralism / to diversify


开元 Kāiyuán	开元 \| 开元* \| *开元	Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗 reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity	開元


广元 Guǎngyuán	广元 \| 广元* \| *广元	see 廣元市｜广元市	廣元


元朝 Yuáncháo	元朝 \| 元朝* \| *元朝	Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)


元件 yuánjiàn	元件 \| 元件* \| *元件	element / component


元年 yuánnián	元年 \| 元年* \| *元年	first year of an emperor's reign / first year of an era / first year of a significant time period


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


元代 Yuándài	元代 \| 元代* \| *元代	the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)


元帅 yuánshuài	元帅 \| 元帅* \| *元帅	(military) marshal; commander-in-chief	元帥


元谋 Yuánmóu	元谋 \| 元谋* \| *元谋	see 元謀縣｜元谋县	元謀


港元 gǎngyuán	港元 \| 港元* \| *港元	Hong Kong dollar


韩元 hányuán	韩元 \| 韩元* \| *韩元	South Korean won (currency)	韓元


元山 Yuánshān	元山 \| 元山* \| *元山	Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea


庆元 Qìngyuán	庆元 \| 庆元* \| *庆元	Qingyuan county in Lishui 麗水｜丽水, Zhejiang	慶元


二元 èryuán	二元 \| 二元* \| *二元	duality / dual / bipolar / binary


元宝 Yuánbǎo	元宝 \| 元宝* \| *元宝	Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市｜丹东市, Liaoning	元寶


元宝 yuánbǎo	元宝 \| 元宝* \| *元宝	a silver or gold ingot / mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship) / a name for ancient currency / a rare genius	元寶


元气 yuánqì	元气 \| 元气* \| *元气	vigor; strength; vitality	元氣


西元 xīyuán	西元 \| 西元* \| *西元	(Tw) Christian era / Gregorian calendar / AD (Anno Domini)


澳元 àoyuán	澳元 \| 澳元* \| *澳元	Australian dollar


中元节 Zhōngyuánjié	中元节 \| 中元节* \| *中元节	Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased	中元節


次元 cìyuán	次元 \| 次元* \| *次元	dimension (loanword, from Japanese)


元宵 yuánxiāo	元宵 \| 元宵* \| *元宵	Lantern Festival / night of the 15th of the first lunar month / see also 元夜 / sticky rice dumplings


混元 hùnyuán	混元 \| 混元* \| *混元	time immemorial / origin of the universe / the world


元月 Yuányuè	元月 \| 元月* \| *元月	first month (of either lunar or Western calendars)


元阳 Yuányáng	元阳 \| 元阳* \| *元阳	Yuanyang county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan	元陽


剑阁 Jiàngé	剑阁 \| 剑阁* \| *剑阁	Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元｜广元, Sichuan	劍閣


元曲 Yuánqǔ	元曲 \| 元曲* \| *元曲	Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy


旺苍 Wàngcāng	旺苍 \| 旺苍* \| *旺苍	Wangcang county in Guangyuan 廣元｜广元, Sichuan	旺蒼


洪武 Hóngwǔ	洪武 \| 洪武* \| *洪武	Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋 (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, temple name 明太祖


元神 yuánshén	元神 \| 元神* \| *元神	primordial spirit / fundamental essence of life


大纪元 Dà Jìyuán	大纪元 \| 大纪元* \| *大纪元	Epoch Times, US newspaper	大紀元


改元 gǎiyuán	改元 \| 改元* \| *改元	to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old)


元勋 yuánxūn	元勋 \| 元勋* \| *元勋	leading light / founding father / principal proponent / also written 元勳｜元勋	元勛


元勋 yuánxūn	元勋 \| 元勋* \| *元勋	leading light / founding father / principal proponent	元勳


元氏 Yuánshì	元氏 \| 元氏* \| *元氏	Yuanshi county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊｜石家庄, Hebei


日元 Rìyuán	日元 \| 日元* \| *日元	Japanese yen (unit of currency) / also written 日圓｜日圆


苍溪 Cāngxī	苍溪 \| 苍溪* \| *苍溪	Cangxi county in Guangyuan 廣元｜广元, Sichuan	蒼溪


花灯 huādēng	花灯 \| 花灯* \| *花灯	colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節｜元宵节)	花燈


朝天 Cháotiān	朝天 \| 朝天* \| *朝天	Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市｜广元市, Sichuan


元朗 Yuán Lǎng	元朗 \| 元朗* \| *元朗	Yuen Long town in northwest New Territories, Hong Kong


青川 Qīngchuān	青川 \| 青川* \| *青川	Qingchuan county in Guangyuan 廣元｜广元, Sichuan


四人帮 Sìrénbāng	四人帮 \| 四人帮* \| *四人帮	Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青, Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋｜张春桥, Yao Wenyuan 姚文元, Wang Hongwen 王洪文, who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution	四人幫


跑马灯 pǎomǎdēng	跑马灯 \| 跑马灯* \| *跑马灯	lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節｜元宵节 / chaser lights / self-scrolling horizontal text display, such as a news ticker	跑馬燈


元凶 yuánxiōng	元凶 \| 元凶* \| *元凶	chief offender / main culprit


开国元勋 kāiguóyuánxūn	开国元勋 \| 开国元勋* \| *开国元勋	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	開國元勛


二元论 èryuánlùn	二元论 \| 二元论* \| *二元论	dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind and matter or good and evil)	二元論


元音 yuányīn	元音 \| 元音* \| *元音	vowel


会元 huìyuán	会元 \| 会元* \| *会元	provincial imperial examination graduate who ranked 1st in metropolitan examination (in Ming and Qing dynasties)	會元


位元 wèiyuán	位元 \| 位元* \| *位元	(Tw) (computing) bit


榜眼 bǎngyǎn	榜眼 \| 榜眼* \| *榜眼	candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination / see 狀元｜状元


元史 Yuánshǐ	元史 \| 元史* \| *元史	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


连中三元 liánzhòngsānyuán	连中三元 \| 连中三元* \| *连中三元	(old) to rank first in the imperial examinations at the provincial capital, the national capital and the palace successively / (sports etc) to achieve three successes in a row (three matches in a row, three goals in a match etc)	連中三元


一元化 yīyuánhuà	一元化 \| 一元化* \| *一元化	integration / integrated; unified


银元 yínyuán	银元 \| 银元* \| *银元	flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀圓｜银圆 / silver dollar	銀元


一元论 yīyuánlùn	一元论 \| 一元论* \| *一元论	monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance	一元論


明孝陵 Míngxiàolíng	明孝陵 \| 明孝陵* \| *明孝陵	Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, a World Heritage site


字元 zìyuán	字元 \| 字元* \| *字元	character (computing) (Tw)


探花 tànhuā	探花 \| 探花* \| *探花	candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元｜状元) / (slang) to secretly film sex with a prostitute to share on the Internet


洋钱 yángqián	洋钱 \| 洋钱* \| *洋钱	foreign money / flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀元｜银元	洋錢


一元复始 yīyuánfùshǐ	一元复始 \| 一元复始* \| *一元复始	a new year begins (idiom)	一元復始


银洋 yínyáng	银洋 \| 银洋* \| *银洋	flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀元｜银元	銀洋


元夜 yuányè	元夜 \| 元夜* \| *元夜	Lantern Festival / night of 15th of first lunar month / see also 元宵


多元论 duōyuánlùn	多元论 \| 多元论* \| *多元论	pluralism, philosophical doctrine that the universe consists of different substances	多元論


元配 yuánpèi	元配 \| 元配* \| *元配	first wife


一甲 yījiǎ	一甲 \| 一甲* \| *一甲	1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元｜状元, 榜眼, and 探花, respectively)


辽史 Liáoshǐ	辽史 \| 辽史* \| *辽史	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 元, 116 scrolls	遼史


二次元 èrcìyuán	二次元 \| 二次元* \| *二次元	two-dimensional / the fictional worlds of anime, comics and games


一元 yīyuán	一元 \| 一元* \| *一元	(math.) single-variable; univariate


中元 Zhōngyuán	中元 \| 中元* \| *中元	Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased


三元 sānyuán	三元 \| 三元* \| *三元	(old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元, metropolitan 會元｜会元 and palace 狀元｜状元


上元 Shàngyuán	上元 \| 上元* \| *上元	see 元宵節｜元宵节


元元本本 yuányuánběnběn	元元本本 \| 元元本本* \| *元元本本	variant of 原原本本


变元 biànyuán	变元 \| 变元* \| *变元	(math.) argument / variable	變元


朱元璋 Zhū Yuánzhāng	朱元璋 \| 朱元璋* \| *朱元璋	Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu 洪武


元来 yuánlái	元来 \| 元来* \| *元来	variant of 原來｜原来	元來


刘基 Liú Jī	刘基 \| 刘基* \| *刘基	Liu Ji or Liu Bowen 劉伯溫｜刘伯温 (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, with a reputation as a military genius	劉基


复元 fùyuán	复元 \| 复元* \| *复元	variant of 復原｜复原	復元


金史 Jīnshǐ	金史 \| 金史* \| *金史	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 元, 135 scrolls


元认知 yuánrènzhī	元认知 \| 元认知* \| *元认知	metacognition	元認知


王昭君 Wáng Zhāojūn	王昭君 \| 王昭君* \| *王昭君	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


元龙 yuánlóng	元龙 \| 元龙* \| *元龙	one that has achieved the way / emperor	元龍


刘奭 Liú Shì	刘奭 \| 刘奭* \| *刘奭	Liu Shi, personal name of Han Emperor Yuandi 漢元帝｜汉元帝	劉奭


刘伯温 Liú Bówēn	刘伯温 \| 刘伯温* \| *刘伯温	Liu Bowen (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, with a reputation as a military genius, also called Liu Ji 劉基｜刘基	劉伯溫


元数据 yuánshùjù	元数据 \| 元数据* \| *元数据	metadata	元數據


马致远 Mǎ Zhìyuǎn	马致远 \| 马致远* \| *马致远	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	馬致遠


有限元 yǒuxiànyuán	有限元 \| 有限元* \| *有限元	finite element (method)

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