Pictographic: A man 儿 with two lines emphasizing their head 二Radical:

meaning for yuán:

  • - currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
  • - first
  • - original
  • - primary
  • - fundamental
  • - constituent
  • - part
  • - era (of a reign)
  • - meta- (prefix)
  • - (math.) argument
  • - variable
  • - (Tw) (geology) eonAmerican dollar
  • - US dollareuro (currency)diversification
  • - pluralism
  • - to diversifyhead of stateelement
  • - element of a set
  • - chemical element

wǒyǒu我有
yībǎi一百
yuán
xiǎng
mǎi
yīběn一本
shū

I have 100 yuan and want to buy a book.


tāmen他们
yígòng一共
huāfèi花费
le
liǎngqiān两千
yuán

They spent a total of two thousand yuan.


de
niánshōurù年收入
dàyuē大约
zài
yuán10万
zuǒyòu
左右

My annual income is around 100,000 yuan.


dǎgōng打工
kěyǐ可以
yīgè一个
yuè
zhuàn
3000
yuán
rénmínbì人民币

He can earn 3000 yuan a month from working.


zhèjiā这家
gōngsī公司
bèi
fákuǎn罚款
wǔbǎiwàn五百万
yuán

The company was fined for five million yuan.