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元
yuán
Description
“元”是中国钱的单位，一元就是一块钱。
"元" is a unit of Chinese currency; one 元 equals one yuan (one yuan coin).
它也可以表示“开始的、最早的”，比如“元旦”就是一年的第一天。
It can also mean "beginning" or "earliest," for example, "元旦" is the first day of the year.
Meanings
元yuán
yuan (Chinese monetary unit)
这本书十元。
This book costs ten yuan.
元yuán
first; primary; original
一月一日是元旦。
January 1st is New Year's Day.
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Notes
- Nuance
元 is the formal/written money unit; 块 is the spoken equivalent.
- Etymology
originally means 'head/beginning', hence senses like 'first' and 'origin'.
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