元
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[edit] Translingual
[edit] Han character
元 (radical 10 儿+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 一一山 (MMU), four-corner 10211)
[edit] References
- KangXi: page 123, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1340
- Dae Jaweon: page 258, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 264, character 6
- Unihan data for U+5143
[edit] Cantonese
[edit] Hanzi
元 (Yale yun4)
[edit] Japanese
[edit] Kanji
元 (grade 2 kanji)
[edit] Readings
[edit] Compounds
[edit] Noun
- cause, origin
- basis, foundation
- cost
- 元がとれる
もとがとれる
moto ga toreru
to be able to cover the cost
- 元がとれる
- (finance) capital
- principal
[edit] Alternative forms
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[edit] Korean
[edit] Hanja
元
Eumhun:
- Sound (hangeul): 원 (revised: won, McCune-Reischauer: wŏn)
- Name (hangeul): 으뜸()
[edit] Mandarin
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Hanzi
元 (pinyin ruì (rui4), yuán (yuan2), yuè (yue4), Wade-Giles jui4, yüan2, yüeh4)
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[edit] Noun
元 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin yuán)
- (Beginning Mandarin) first; primary
- (Beginning Mandarin) basic; fundamental
[edit] Compounds
[edit] Middle Chinese
[edit] Han character
元 (*ngiuæn)
[edit] Vietnamese
[edit] Hán tự
元 (nguyên)
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