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Traditional form:

Pinyin (reading):

yuán

Definitions:

  • 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

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