• 370th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 180 words
  • Component in 16 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yuán (Yuan2)surname Yuan • the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
2. yuán (yuan2)Chinese monetary unit • dollar • primary • first

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

元宝 (元寶)
元旦 
元月 
元素 
美元 

Uncommon

元代 
元宵 
元宵节 (元宵節)
元帅 (元帥)
元气 (元氣)
元老 
元首 
公元 
单元 (單元)
多元 
多元化 
崔永元 
广元 (廣元)
日元 
次元 
欧元 (歐元)
欧元区 (歐元區)
港元 
澳元 
状元 (狀元)
纪元 (紀元)
开元 (開元)
韩元 (韓元)

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  • 809th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 132 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǎo (bao3)jewel • gem • treasure • precious

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for bǎo (bao3)The component is pronounced as 'bèi' (bei4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

宝宝 (寶寶)
宝贝 (寶貝)

Uncommon

元宝 (元寶)
国宝 (國寶)
大宝 (大寶)
宝典 (寶典)
宝安 (寶安)
宝安区 (寶安區)
宝山 (寶山)
宝库 (寶庫)
宝物 (寶物)
宝玉 (寶玉)
宝石 (寶石)
宝莱坞 (寶萊塢)
宝藏 (寶藏)
宝贝儿 (寶貝兒)
宝贵 (寶貴)
宝鸡 (寶雞)
宝马 (寶馬)
寻宝 (尋寶)
法宝 (法寶)
淘宝网 (淘寶網)
温家宝 (溫家寶)
珍宝 (珍寶)
珠宝 (珠寶)
绿宝石 (綠寶石)
聚宝盆 (聚寶盆)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.