Chinese words starting with “yuan”
55 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable yuan. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 7 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial — · final üan · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 3
- 2nd tone 37
- 3rd tone 8
- 4th tone 7
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 原因yuán yīnHSK 2
cause; origin; root cause; reason
- 愿意yuàn yìHSK 2
to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)
- 原来yuán láiHSK 2
original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out
- 员工yuán gōngHSK 3
staff; personnel; employee
- 愿望yuàn wàngHSK 3
desire; wish
- 院长yuàn zhǎngHSK 2
the head of an institution whose name ends in 院; chair of a board; president of a university; department head; dean; premier of the Republic of China
- 院子yuàn ziHSK 2
courtyard; garden; yard; patio; (old) servant
All 55 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 远 | yuǎn | a,ad | far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc) | |
| 2 | 元 | yuán | q,tg | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; part; era (of a reign); meta- (prefix); (math.) argument; variable; (Tw) (geology) eon | |
| 3 | 原 | yuán | b,d | former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source | |
| 4 | 愿 | yuàn | v,g | to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing | |
| 5 | 员 | yuán | g,q,n | person; employee; member | |
| 6 | 原则 | yuán zé | n | principle; doctrine | |
| 7 | 院 | yuàn | n,g | courtyard; institution | |
| 8 | 原谅 | yuán liàng | v,vn | to excuse; to forgive; to pardon | |
| 9 | 圆 | yuán | g,a,n,v | circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) | |
| 10 | 原本 | yuán běn | d,n | originally; original | |
| 11 | 远远 | yuǎn yuǎn | d | distant; by far | |
| 12 | 远离 | yuǎn lí | v | to be far from; to keep away from | |
| 13 | 援助 | yuán zhù | vn,v | to help; to support; to aid; aid; assistance | |
| 14 | 元素 | yuán sù | n | element (key component of sth); (chemistry) element; (math.) element (member of a set) | |
| 15 | 园 | yuán | g | land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 园, such as a botanical garden 植物园, kindergarten 幼儿园 etc | |
| 16 | 原始 | yuán shǐ | a | first; original; primitive; original (document etc) | |
| 17 | 原告 | yuán gào | n | complainant; plaintiff | |
| 18 | 原料 | yuán liào | n | raw material | |
| 19 | 怨 | yuàn | v,vn | to blame; (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge | |
| 20 | 原理 | yuán lǐ | n | principle; theory | |
| 21 | 原先 | yuán xiān | d,b | originally; original; former | |
| 22 | 原地 | yuán dì | n | (in) the original place; the place where one currently is; place of origin; local (product) | |
| 23 | 远处 | yuǎn chù | s | distant place | |
| 24 | 圆满 | yuán mǎn | a,ad | satisfactory; consummate; perfect | |
| 25 | 远程 | yuǎn chéng | b,d | remote; long distance; long range | |
| 26 | 缘故 | yuán gù | n | reason; cause | |
| 27 | 源头 | yuán tóu | n | source; fountainhead | |
| 28 | 元首 | yuán shǒu | n | head of state | |
| 29 | 源于 | yuán yú | v | has its origins in | |
| 30 | 远方 | yuǎn fāng | s | far away; a distant location | |
| 31 | 圆形 | yuán xíng | n | round; circular | |
| 32 | 原有 | yuán yǒu | v,vn | original; former | |
| 33 | 缘分 | yuán fèn | n | fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny | |
| 34 | 怨恨 | yuàn hèn | v,vn | to resent; to harbor a grudge against; to loathe; resentment; rancor | |
| 35 | 原型 | yuán xíng | n | model; prototype; archetype | |
| 36 | 冤枉 | yuān wang | v,a | to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile | |
| 37 | 源泉 | yuán quán | n | fountainhead; well-spring; water source; fig. origin | |
| 38 | 元老 | yuán lǎo | n | senior figure; elder; doyen | |
| 39 | 冤 | yuān | an,v,a,vn,g | injustice; grievance; wrong | |
| 40 | 元旦 | yuán dàn | t | New Year's Day | |
| 41 | 远见 | yuǎn jiàn | n | foresight; discernment; vision | |
| 42 | 源源不断 | yuán yuán bù duàn | v | a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream | |
| 43 | 渊源 | yuān yuán | n | origin; source; relationship | |
| 44 | 怨言 | yuàn yán | n | complaint | |
| 45 | 原材料 | yuán cái liào | n | raw and semifinished materials | |
| 46 | 园林 | yuán lín | n | gardens; park; landscape garden | |
| 47 | 原装 | yuán zhuāng | b | genuine; intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged) | |
| 48 | 怨气 | yuàn qì | n | grievance; resentment; complaint | |
| 49 | 元宵节 | yuán xiāo jié | Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar | ||
| 50 | 原汁原味 | yuán zhī yuán wèi | l | original; authentic |
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