元 — yuan

元

yuán

yuan

measure word · HSK 1 · topic “Food and shopping”

How to pronounce it

元 is read yuán. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

yuán — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

元

yuán — yuan

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “元”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 元. Tap the sound icon to listen.

大爷，请问二单元在哪儿？dàye,qǐngwènèrdānyuánzàinǎrGrandpa, excuse me, where's entrance two?
这次旅行一共花费了五千元zhècìlǚxíngyígònghuāfèilewǔqiānyuánThis trip cost five thousand yuan in total.
在中国，元旦没有过年热闹。zàiZhōngguó,yuándànméiyǒuguòniánrènaoIn China, New Year's Day on January 1 isn't as lively as the Spring Festival.
元旦是一月一号yuándànshìyīyuèyīhàoYuandan is January 1.
元旦和过年，哪个更热闹？yuándànhéguònián,nǎgegèngrènaoWhich is livelier: New Year's Day on January 1 or the Spring Festival?
这座城市的人均收入超过八万元。zhèzuòchéngshìderénjūnshōurùchāoguòbāwànyuánPer capita income in this city exceeds eighty thousand yuan.

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Frequently asked questions

What does 元 mean?

元 (yuán) means “yuan”.

How do you write 元?

元 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 元?

元 is read yuán. Tones: yuán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“yuan” in the lesson “How much is it?”

This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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