yuan [unit of Chinese currency]; dollar (clf.)
HSK 3
Traditional
元 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
圆 yuán - round (adj.) | HSK 5
Phonetically similar words
远 yuǎn - far (adj.) | HSK 2
Examples
这个商品只要十元。 zhège shāngpǐn zhǐyào shí yuán. - This item costs only ten yuan.
一元等于十角。 yī yuán děngyú shí jiǎo. - One yuan is equal to ten jiao.
他给我借了十元。 tā gěi wǒ jièle shí yuán. - He lent me ten yuan.
这个礼物花了我五十元。 zhège lǐwù huāle wǒ wǔshí yuán. - This gift cost me fifty yuan.
这张钞票面额是五元。 zhè zhāng chāopiào miàn'é shì wǔ yuán. - The denomination of this banknote is five yuan.
Phrases
单元 dān yuán - unit; cell (n.) | HSK 5
公元 gōng yuán - the Christian/Common era (n.) | HSK 5
元旦 yuán dàn - New Year's Day (n.) | HSK 5
多元化 duō yuán huà - pluralise (adj.) | HSK 6
元首 yuán shǒu - head of a state; chief executive (n.) | HSK 6
元素 yuán sù - element (n.) | HSK 6
元宵节 yuán xiāo jié - Lantern Festival (n.) | HSK 6