元

Glyph origin
– a figure with two lines for a head (one connected to body, one above it), emphasizing the head.

Etymology 1
Possibly from, with a noun-forming suffix *-n (STEDT). If so, cognate with, , , , 🇨🇬 (STEDT). and may be the same word. It may also be related to, ,.

The name of the dynasty comes from the :

Part of the people with this surname are descendants. It was changed from as ordered by.

Definitions

 * 1)  head
 * 2) first; primary; head; chief
 * 3) basic; fundamental
 * 4) origin; source
 * 5) meta-
 * 6)  variable; unknown; element
 * 7)  element
 * 8)   the thirteenth day of a month
 * 9)  kalpa, a cosmic or supreme cycle of 129,000 years
 * 1)  variable; unknown; element
 * 2)  element
 * 3)   the thirteenth day of a month
 * 4)  kalpa, a cosmic or supreme cycle of 129,000 years
 * 1)  element
 * 2)   the thirteenth day of a month
 * 3)  kalpa, a cosmic or supreme cycle of 129,000 years
 * 1)   the thirteenth day of a month
 * 2)  kalpa, a cosmic or supreme cycle of 129,000 years
 * 1)  kalpa, a cosmic or supreme cycle of 129,000 years
 * 1)  kalpa, a cosmic or supreme cycle of 129,000 years
 * 1)  kalpa, a cosmic or supreme cycle of 129,000 years


 * 1)  (contained in the name of 玄燁)
 * 1)  (contained in the name of 玄燁)

Etymology 1
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From. Cited to the  of 712. From. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) cause, origin
 * 2) basis, foundation
 * 3) cost
 * 4)  capital
 * 5) principal
 * 1) principal
 * 1) principal

Prefix

 * 1) former, erstwhile

Etymology 2
From

Proper noun

 * 1) the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

Noun

 * 1)  yuan currency

Etymology 3
From.

Etymology
From, from. Cognate with mainland 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) cause, origin
 * 2) basis, foundation
 * 3) cost
 * 4) origin
 * 5)  capital
 * 6) principal

Han character

 * 1) source, origin, base
 * 2) a family name