1. 元

元

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  1. 元 is the 370th most frequent character.
  2. 元 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 元 appears as a character in 72 words.
  4. 元 appears as a component in 16 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
元 => 二, 儿
Radical :
元 => 二 (two), 儿 (legs)
Graphical :
元 => 二, 丿, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

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

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

元 

Medium Frequency

元宵 
元宵节 (元宵節)
元宝 (元寶)
元旦 
元月 
元气 (元氣)
元素 
公元 
次元 
欧元 (歐元)
欧元区 (歐元區)
美元 

Appears In:

元 also appears in:
完远园玩顽阮沅鼋芫朊鈨翫蚖黿貦笎
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: 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.