"元" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 元 |  yuán | 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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| 元素 | yuán sù | element (key component of sth) / (chemistry) element / (math.) element (member of a set) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元件 | yuán jiàn | element / component | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元旦 | Yuán dàn | New Year's Day | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元帅 | yuán shuài | (military) marshal / commander-in-chief | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元老 | yuán lǎo | senior figure / elder / doyen | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元气 | yuán qì | vigor / strength / vitality | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元年 | yuán nián | first year of an emperor's reign / first year of an era / first year of a significant time period | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元月 | Yuán yuè | first month (of either lunar or Western calendars) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元宝 | yuán bǎo | a silver or gold ingot / mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship) / a name for ancient currency / a rare genius | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元首 | yuán shǒu | head of state | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元神 | yuán shén | primordial spirit / fundamental essence of life | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元宵 | yuán xiāo | Lantern Festival / night of the 15th of the first lunar month / see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4] / sticky rice dumplings | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元代 | Yuán dài | the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元凶 | yuán xiōng | chief offender / main culprit | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元朝 | Yuán cháo | Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元音 | yuán yīn | vowel | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元军 | Yuán jūn | Mongol army / army of Yuan dynasty | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元勋 | yuán xūn | leading light / founding father / principal proponent | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元曲 | Yuán qǔ | Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元史 | Yuán shǐ | History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Song Lian 宋濂[Song4 Lian2] in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元山 | Yuán shān | Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 / of North Korea | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元坝 | Yuán bà | Yuanba district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[Guang3 yuan2 shi4], Sichuan | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元长 | Yuán cháng | Yuanchang township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元恶 | yuán è | arch-criminal / master criminal | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元来 | yuán lái | variant of 原來|原来[yuan2 lai2] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元朗 | Yuán Lǎng | Yuen Long town in northwest New Territories, Hong Kong | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元龙 | yuán lóng | one that has achieved the way / emperor | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元煤 | yuán méi | variant of 原煤[yuan2 mei2] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元末 | Yuán mò | final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) / mid 14th century | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元谋 | Yuán móu | see 元謀縣|元谋县[Yuan2mou2 Xian4] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元配 | yuán pèi | first wife | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元青 | yuán qīng | deep black | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元肉 | yuán ròu | dried longan pulp | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元氏 | Yuán shì | Yuanshi county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元阳 | Yuán yáng | Yuanyang county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元夜 | yuán yè | Lantern Festival / night of 15th of first lunar month / see also 元宵[yuan2 xiao1] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 元组 | yuán zǔ | tuple | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 元器件 | yuán qì jiàn | component | |
| 元宵节 | Yuán xiāo jié | Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar | |
| 元老院 | yuán lǎo yuàn | upper house / senate / senior statesmen's assembly | |
| 元世祖 | Yuán Shì zǔ | lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294 | |
| 元好问 | Yuán Hào wèn | Yuan Haowen (1190-1257), famous poet Northern China during the Jin-Yuan transition | |
| 元认知 | yuán rèn zhī | metacognition | |
| 元评价 | meta-evaluation | | |
| 元宝区 | Yuán bǎo qū | Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[Dan1 dong1 shi4], Liaoning | |
| 元宝山 | Yuán bǎo shān | Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia | |
| 元坝区 | Yuán bà qū | Yuanba district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[Guang3 yuan2 shi4], Sichuan | |
| 元长乡 | Yuán cháng xiāng | Yuanchang township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan | |
| 元古代 | Yuán gǔ dài | Proterozoic (geological era 2500-540m years ago) | |
| 元古宙 | Yuán gǔ zhòu | pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m) | |
| 元江县 | Yuán jiāng xiàn | Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪[Yu4 xi1], Yunnan | |
| 元朗市 | Yuán Lǎng shì | Yuen Long town, Hong Kong Island | |
| 元乐尚 | yuán lè shàng | Empress | |
| 元谋县 | Yuán móu xiàn | Yuanmou County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3xiong2 Yi2zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Yunnan | |
| 元山市 | Yuán shān shì | Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 / of North Korea | |
| 元氏县 | Yuán shì xiàn | Yuanshi county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei | |
| 元数据 | yuán shù jù | metadata | |
| 元素硫 | yuán sù liú | elemental sulphur | |
| 元太祖 | Yuán Tài zǔ | posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2] (1162-1227) | |
| 元阳县 | Yuán yáng xiàn | Yuanyang county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan | |
| 元语言 | yuán yǔ yán | metalanguage | |
| 元宇宙 | yuán yǔ zhòu | (computing) metaverse | |
| 元洲仔 | yuán zhōu zǎi | Yuen | |
| 元资料 | yuán zī liào | metadata | |
| 元恶大憝 | yuán è dà duì | arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom) | |
| 元元本本 | yuán yuán běn běn | variant of 原原本本[yuan2 yuan2 ben3 ben3] | |
| 元宝山区 | Yuán bǎo shān qū | Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia | |
| 元末明初 | Yuán mò Míng chū | late Yuan and early Ming / mid 14th century | |
| 元音和谐 | yuán yīn hé xié | vowel harmony (in phonetics of Altaic languages) | |
| 元音失读 | yuán yīn shī dú | vowel devoicing | |
| 元胞自动机 | yuán bāo zì dòng jī | cellular automaton | |
| 元曲四大家 | Yuán qǔ sì dà jiā | Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guan1 Han4 qing1], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[Zheng4 Guang1 zu3], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[Ma3 Zhi4 yuan3] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[Bai2 Pu3] | |
| 元诗四大家 | Yuán shī sì dà jiā | the four masters of Yuan poetry, namely 虞集[Yu2 Ji2], 範梈|范梈[Fan4 Peng1], 楊載|杨载[Yang2 Zai4] and 揭傒斯[Jie1 Xi1 si1] | |
| 元素周期表 | yuán sù zhōu qī biǎo | periodic table of the elements (chemistry) | |
| 元语言能力 | yuán yǔ yán néng lì | metalinguistic ability | |
| 元语言学意识 | yuán yǔ yán xué yì shí | metalinguistic awareness | |
| 元数据共同词汇 | Metadata Common Vocabulary | | |
| 元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县 | Yuán jiāng Hā ní zú Yí zú Dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn | Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County in Yuxi 玉溪市[Yu4xi1 Shi4], Yunnan | |
Approximate Results for 元 | ||||
| 美元 | Měi yuán | American dollar / US dollar | | |
| 单元 | dān yuán | unit (forming an entity) / element / (in a residential building) entrance or staircase | | |
| 多元 | duō yuán | poly- / multi- / multielement / multivariant / multivariate (math.) | | |
| 欧元 | Oū yuán | euro (currency) | | |
| 公元 | gōng yuán | CE (Common Era) / Christian Era / AD (Anno Domini) | | |
| 日元 | Rì yuán | Japanese yen (unit of currency) / also written 日圓|日圆[Ri4 yuan2] | | |
| 状元 | zhuàng yuán | top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1] / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3] / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light | | |
| 港元 | Gǎng yuán | Hong Kong dollar | | |
| 一元 | yī yuán | (math.) single-variable / univariate | | |
| 位元 | wèi yuán | (Tw) (computing) bit | | |
| 二元 | èr yuán | duality / dual / bipolar / binary | | |
| 澳元 | Aò yuán | Australian dollar | | |
| 西元 | xī yuán | (Tw) Christian era / Gregorian calendar / AD (Anno Domini) | | |
| 韩元 | Hán yuán | South Korean won (currency) | | |
| 纪元 | jì yuán | calendar era / epoch | | |
| 字元 | zì yuán | character (computing) (Tw) | | |
| 次元 | cì yuán | dimension (loanword, from Japanese) | | |
| 银元 | yín yuán | flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀圓|银圆 / silver dollar | | |
| 复元 | fù yuán | variant of 復原|复原[fu4 yuan2] | | |
| 改元 | gǎi yuán | to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old) | | |
| 解元 | jiè yuán | first-placed candidate in the provincial imperial examinations (old) | | |
| 变元 | biàn yuán | (math.) argument / variable | | |
| 广元 | Guǎng yuán | see 廣元市|广元市[Guang3yuan2 Shi4] | | |
| 会元 | huì yuán | provincial imperial examination graduate who ranked 1st in metropolitan examination (in Ming and Qing dynasties) | | |
| 混元 | hùn yuán | time immemorial / origin of the universe / the world | | |
| 开元 | Kāi yuán | Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity | | |
| 魁元 | kuí yuán | brightest and best / chief / first among peers | | |
| 历元 | lì yuán | epoch | | |
| 抡元 | lún yuán | to win the top award / to come first in the examination rankings | | |
| 缅元 | miǎn yuán | kyat, currency of Myanmar | | |
| 庆元 | Qìng yuán | Qingyuan county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3], Zhejiang | | |
| 阮元 | Ruǎn Yuán | scholar-official in the Qing dynasty (1764-1849) | | |
| 三元 | sān yuán | (old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元[jie4 yuan2], metropolitan 會元|会元[hui4 yuan2] and palace 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2] | | |
| 上元 | Shàng yuán | see 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2xiao1jie2] | | |
| 像元 | xiàng yuán | pixel (remote sensing imagery) | | |
| 消元 | xiāo yuán | elimination (math) / to eliminate one variable from equations | | |
| 油元 | yóu yuán | petrodollar | | |
| 中元 | Zhōng yuán | Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased | | |
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| 多元化 | duō yuán huà | diversification / pluralism / to diversify | |
| 公元前 | gōng yuán qián | BCE (before the Common Era) / BC (before Christ) | |
| 朱元璋 | Zhū Yuán zhāng | Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3] | |
| 单元格 | dān yuán gé | (spreadsheet) cell | |
| 新纪元 | xīn jì yuán | new era / new epoch | |
| 大元帅 | dà yuán shuài | generalissimo | |
| 神经元 | shén jīng yuán | neuron | |
| 有限元 | yǒu xiàn yuán | finite element (method) | |
| 蔡元培 | Cài Yuán péi | Cai Yuanpei (1868-1940), educationist and politician, president of Peking University 1917-27 | |
| 柳宗元 | Liǔ Zōng yuán | Liu Zongyuan (773-819), Tang essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文運動|古文运动 / and neoclassical 復古|复古 / movements | |
| 万元户 | wàn yuán hù | household with savings or annual income of 10,000 yuan or more (considered a large amount in the 1970s, when the term became established) | |
| 大纪元 | Dà Jì yuán | Epoch Times, US newspaper | |
| 一元化 | yī yuán huà | integration / integrated / unified | |
| 姚文元 | Yáo Wén yuán | Yao Wenyuan (1931-2005), one of the Gang of Four | |
| 三次元 | sān cì yuán | three-dimensional / the real world (cf. 二次元[er4 ci4 yuan2]) | |
| 二元论 | èr yuán lùn | dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind and matter or good and evil) | |
| 二次元 | èr cì yuán | two-dimensional / the fictional worlds of anime, comics and games | |
| 中元节 | Zhōng yuán jié | Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased | |
| 一元论 | yī yuán lùn | monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance | |
| 因元兹 | inyenzi / cockroach | | |
| 半元音 | bàn yuán yīn | semivowel | |
| 八位元 | bā wèi yuán | 8-bit (computing) | |
| 闭元音 | bì yuán yīn | close vowel | |
| 不定元 | bù dìng yuán | indeterminate element (math.), often denoted by x | |
| 陈元光 | Chén Yuán guāng | Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王|开漳圣王[Kai1 zhang1 sheng4 wang2], i.e. Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian | |
| 崔永元 | Cuī Yǒng yuán | Cui Yongyuan (1963-), TV presenter | |
| 单位元 | dān wèi yuán | identity element (math.) | |
| 单元房 | dān yuán fáng | apartment | |
| 多元论 | duō yuán lùn | pluralism, philosophical doctrine that the universe consists of different substances | |
| 多元性 | duō yuán xìng | diversity | |
| 多元酯 | duō yuán zhǐ | polyester | |
| 二元醇 | èr yuán chún | ethyl alcohol C2H5OH | |
| 二元剂 | èr yuán jì | binary agent | |
| 公元制 | gōng yuán zhì | Anno Domini system | |
| 广元市 | Guǎng yuán shì | Guangyuan, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4chuan1 Sheng3] | |
| 汉元帝 | Hàn Yuán dì | Yuan Emperor, reign name of Han Dynasty emperor Liu Shi 劉奭|刘奭[Liu2 Shi4], (74-33 BC), reigned 48-33 BC | |
| 金元券 | jīn yuán quàn | currency issued by Nationalist Government in 1948 | |
| 纪元前 | jì yuán qián | before the common era (BC) | |
| 李伯元 | Lǐ Bó yuán | Li Boyuan or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉 / (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記|官场现形记 | |
| 李元昊 | Lǐ Yuán hào | Li Yuanhao (1003-1048), founding king of Xixia 西夏[Xi1 Xia4] around modern Ningxia 寧夏|宁夏[Ning2 xia4] | |
| 美元化 | měi yuán huà | dollarization | |
| 欧元化 | ōu yuán huà | euroization | |
| 欧元区 | Oū yuán qū | Eurozone | |
| 千位元 | qiān wèi yuán | kilobit | |
| 轻元素 | qīng yuán sù | light element (such as hydrogen) | |
| 庆元县 | Qìng yuán xiàn | Qingyuan county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3], Zhejiang | |
| 三元醇 | sān yuán chún | propyl alcohol C3H7OH | |
| 三元区 | Sān yuán qū | Sanyuan, a district of Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian | |
| 三元音 | sān yuán yīn | triphthong (such as putonghua uei etc) | |
| 上元节 | Shàng yuán jié | see 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2xiao1jie2] | |
| 双元音 | shuāng yuán yīn | diphthong | |
| 四元数 | sì yuán shù | quaternion (math.) | |
| 天元区 | Tiān yuán qū | Tianyuan district of Zhuzhou city 株洲市, Hunan | |
| 位元币 | Wèi yuán bì | Bitcoin | |
| 位元组 | wèi yuán zǔ | (Tw) byte (computing) | |
| 新元史 | Xīn Yuán shǐ | New History of the Yuan Dynasty, completed by Ke Shaomin 柯劭忞[Ke1 Shao4 min2] in 1920, sometimes listed as one of the 24 Dynastic Histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3] | |
| 西元前 | xī yuán qián | BCE (before the Common Era) / BC (before Christ) | |
| 一元醇 | yī yuán chún | methyl alcohol CH3OH | |
| 一元酸 | yī yuán suān | monoprotic | |
| 赵元任 | Zhào Yuán rèn | Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), Chinese-American linguist | |
| 重元素 | zhòng yuán sù | heavy element (such as uranium) | |
| 字元集 | zì yuán jí | character set | |
| 微量元素 | wēi liàng yuán sù | trace element (chemistry) | |
| 电子元件 | diàn zǐ yuán jiàn | electronic component | |
| 人民币元 | rén mín bì yuán | renminbi yuan (RMB), PRC currency unit | |
| 国家元首 | guó jiā yuán shǒu | head of state | |
| 稀土元素 | xī tǔ yuán sù | rare earth element (chemistry) | |
| 复合元音 | fù hé yuán yīn | diphthong (such as putonghua ɑi, ei etc) | |
| 化学元素 | huà xué yuán sù | chemical element | |
| 卷舌元音 | juǎn shé yuán yīn | retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua) | |
| 开国元勋 | kāi guó yuán xūn | founding figure (of a country or dynasty) / founding father / fig. also used of company or school etc | |
| 一元复始 | yī yuán fù shǐ | a new year begins (idiom) | |
| 参考历元 | reference epoch / epoch date / epoch | | |
| 佛教纪元 | Buddhist Era | | |
| 采伐单元 | cutting unit / setting | | |
| 训练单元 | training module | | |
| 多元分析 | multivariate analysis | | |
| 美元轨道 | dollar track | | |
| 欧元系统 | Eurosystem | | |
| 宿舍单元 | dormitory module | | |
| 多元弹药 | multi-component munitions | | |
| 家庭单元 | family unit | | |
| 二元弹药 | unitary munitions | | |
| 锕系元素 | ā xì yuán sù | actinoids (rare earth series), namely: actinium Ac89 錒|锕[a1], thorium Th90 釷|钍[tu3], protoactinium Pa91 鏷|镤[pu2], uranium U92 鈾|铀[you2], neptunium Ne93 鎿|镎[na2], plutonium Pu94 鈈|钚[bu4], americium Am95 鎇|镅[mei2], curium Cm96 鋦|锔[ju2], berkelium Bk97 錇|锫[pei2], californium Cf98 鐦|锎[kai1], einsteinium Es99 鎄|锿[ai1], fermium Fm100 鐨|镄[fei4], mendelevium Md101 鍆|钔[men2], nobelium No102 鍩|锘[nuo4], lawrencium Lr103 鐒|铹[lao2] | |
| 八大元老 | Bā Dà Yuán lǎo | "the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, namely 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2], 陳雲|陈云[Chen2 Yun2], 李先念[Li3 Xian1 nian4], 彭真[Peng2 Zhen1], 楊尚昆|杨尚昆[Yang2 Shang4 kun1], 薄一波[Bo2 Yi1 bo1], 王震[Wang2 Zhen4], and 宋任窮|宋任穷[Song4 Ren4 qiong2] / abbr. to 八老[Ba1 lao3] | |
| 册府元龟 | Cè fǔ yuán guī | Prime tortoise of the record bureau, Song dynasty historical encyclopedia of political essays, autobiography, memorials and decrees, compiled 1005-1013 under Wang Qinruo 王欽若|王钦若 / and Yang Yi 楊億|杨亿, 1000 scrolls | |
| 单元频率 | dān yuán pín lu:4 | unit frequency | |
| 大伤元气 | dà shāng yuán qì | to ruin one's constitution | |
| 多元宇宙 | duō yuán yǔ zhòu | multiverse (cosmology) | |
| 二元前体 | èr yuán qián tǐ | binary precursor | |
| 附加元件 | fù jiā yuán jiàn | additional element / (computing) add-on / plug-in | |
| 功能单元 | gōng néng dān yuán | capability component | |
| 痕量元素 | hén liàng yuán sù | trace element / trace mineral / micromineral | |
| 紧致元素 | jǐn zhì yuán sù | compact | |
| 开国元勛 | kāi guó yuán xūn | variant of 開國元勳|开国元勋, founding figure (of country or dynasty) / founding father / fig. also used of company, school etc | |
| 开元盛世 | Kāi yuán shèng shì | peak of Tang prosperity during Kaiyuan, reign name 713-741 of Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] | |
| 镧系元素 | lán xì yuán sù | lanthanoid (rare earth series), namely: lanthanum La57 鑭|镧[lan2], cerium Ce58 鈰|铈[shi4], praseodymium Pr59 鐠|镨[pu3], neodymium Nd60 釹|钕[nu:3], promethium Pm61 鉕|钷[po3], samarium Sm62 釤|钐[shan1], europium Eu63 銪|铕[you3], gadolinium Gd64 釓|钆[ga2], terbium Tb65 鋱|铽[te4], dysprosium Dy66 鏑|镝[di1], holmium Ho67 鈥|钬[huo3], erbium Er68 鉺|铒[er3], thulium Tm69 銩|铥[diu1], ytterbium Yb70 鐿|镱[yi4], lutetium Lu71 鑥|镥[lu3] | |
| 连中三元 | lián zhòng sān yuán | (old) to rank first in the imperial examinations at the provincial capital, the national capital and the palace successively / (sports etc) to achieve three successes in a row (three matches in a row, three goals in a match etc) | |
| 敏感元件 | mǐn gǎn yuán jiàn | sensor | |
| 模块单元 | mó kuài dān yuán | modular unit | |
| 欧洲美元 | ōu zhōu měi yuán | eurodollar | |
| 燃料元件 | rán liào yuán jiàn | fuel assembly / fuel cell | |
| 三元运算 | sān yuán yùn suàn | ternary operator (computing) | |
| 神经元网 | shén jīng yuán wǎng | neural network | |
| 十六位元 | shí liù wèi yuán | 16-bit (computing) | |
| 十亿位元 | shí yì wèi yuán | gigabit | |
| 万用字元 | wàn yòng zì yuán | (computing) wildcard character (Tw) | |
| 五灯会元 | Wǔ dēng Huì yuán | Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls | |
| 稀有元素 | xī yǒu yuán sù | (chemistry) rare element | |
| 有限单元 | yǒu xiàn dān yuán | finite element (method) | |
| 有限元法 | yǒu xiàn yuán fǎ | finite element method | |
| 赵公元帅 | Zhào gōng yuán shuài | Marshal Zhao, aka Zhao Gongming or Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism | |
