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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


元音 yuányīn	元音 \| 元音* \| *元音	vowel


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


元老院 yuánlǎoyuàn	元老院 \| 元老院* \| *元老院	upper house / senate / senior statesmen's assembly


元素周期表 yuánsùzhōuqībiǎo	元素周期表 \| 元素周期表* \| *元素周期表	periodic table of the elements (chemistry)	元素週期表


元器件 yuánqìjiàn	元器件 \| 元器件* \| *元器件	component


元长 Yuáncháng	元长 \| 元长* \| *元长	Yuanchang township in Yunlin county 雲林縣｜云林县, Taiwan	元長


元宝山区 Yuánbǎoshānqū	元宝山区 \| 元宝山区* \| *元宝山区	Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia	元寶山區


元谋县 Yuánmóu Xiàn	元谋县 \| 元谋县* \| *元谋县	Yuanmou County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州, Yunnan	元謀縣


元军 Yuánjūn	元军 \| 元军* \| *元军	Mongol army / army of Yuan dynasty	元軍


元末明初 Yuánmò Míngchū	元末明初 \| 元末明初* \| *元末明初	late Yuan and early Ming / mid 14th century


元太祖 Yuán Tàizǔ	元太祖 \| 元太祖* \| *元太祖	posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗 (1162-1227)


元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县 Yuánjiāng Hānízú Yízú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn	元江…治县 \| 元江…治县* \| *元江…治县	Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County in Yuxi 玉溪市, Yunnan	元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治縣


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


元氏县 Yuánshìxiàn	元氏县 \| 元氏县* \| *元氏县	Yuanshi county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊｜石家庄, Hebei	元氏縣


元曲四大家 Yuánqǔ Sì Dàjiā	元曲四大家 \| 元曲四大家* \| *元曲四大家	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


元古代 Yuángǔdài	元古代 \| 元古代* \| *元古代	Proterozoic (geological era 2500-540m years ago)


元宇宙 yuányǔzhòu	元宇宙 \| 元宇宙* \| *元宇宙	(computing) metaverse


元长乡 Yuánchángxiāng	元长乡 \| 元长乡* \| *元长乡	Yuanchang township in Yunlin county 雲林縣｜云林县, Taiwan	元長鄉


元青 yuánqīng	元青 \| 元青* \| *元青	deep black


元音和谐 yuányīnhéxié	元音和谐 \| 元音和谐* \| *元音和谐	vowel harmony (in phonetics of Altaic languages)	元音和諧


元古宙 Yuángǔzhòu	元古宙 \| 元古宙* \| *元古宙	pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m)


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


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


元江县 Yuánjiāngxiàn	元江县 \| 元江县* \| *元江县	Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪, Yunnan	元江縣


元诗四大家 Yuánshīsìdàjiā	元诗四大家 \| 元诗四大家* \| *元诗四大家	the four masters of Yuan poetry, namely 虞集, 範梈｜范梈, 楊載｜杨载 and 揭傒斯	元詩四大家


元语言 yuányǔyán	元语言 \| 元语言* \| *元语言	metalanguage	元語言


元世祖 Yuán Shìzǔ	元世祖 \| 元世祖* \| *元世祖	lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294


元好问 Yuán Hàowèn	元好问 \| 元好问* \| *元好问	Yuan Haowen (1190-1257), famous poet Northern China during the Jin-Yuan transition	元好問


元宝山 Yuánbǎoshān	元宝山 \| 元宝山* \| *元宝山	Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia	元寶山


元恶 yuán'è	元恶 \| 元恶* \| *元恶	arch-criminal / master criminal	元惡


元恶大憝 yuán'èdàduì	元恶大憝 \| 元恶大憝* \| *元恶大憝	arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)	元惡大憝


元朗市 Yuán Lǎngshì	元朗市 \| 元朗市* \| *元朗市	Yuen Long town, Hong Kong Island


元末 Yuánmò	元末 \| 元末* \| *元末	final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) / mid 14th century


元煤 yuánméi	元煤 \| 元煤* \| *元煤	variant of 原煤


元组 yuánzǔ	元组 \| 元组* \| *元组	tuple	元組


元肉 yuánròu	元肉 \| 元肉* \| *元肉	dried longan pulp


元胞自动机 yuánbāozìdòngjī	元胞自动机 \| 元胞自动机* \| *元胞自动机	cellular automaton	元胞自動機


元语言能力 yuányǔyánnénglì	元语言能力 \| 元语言能力* \| *元语言能力	metalinguistic ability	元語言能力


元资料 yuánzīliào	元资料 \| 元资料* \| *元资料	metadata	元資料

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