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Pronunciation: yuán
Meaning: primary/original, one RMB
Etymology:
Top 上 (early form similar to 二) of a person 儿 (pictograph of human legs, also phonetic). (associative/phono-semantic compound).

Traditional character: 元 (the same)

Found in:
Liu ZongYuan ▪ 柳宗元

Word of the day on: 02.19.08

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