Yuan

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See also: yuan, Yüan, yuán, Yuán, yuàn, yuān, Yuăn, and yuǎn

English

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Etymology 1

From Mandarin 元 (Yuán).

Proper noun

Yuan

  1. The imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368.
    • , 2nd edition, volume IV, →OCLC, page 391:
      [...]the Founder of that Family, who took the Name of Yuen, and who is known in Europe by the Name of Zing hi, or Zing his kan, but whom the Chineſe Hiſtory calls Tchin bi ſe, and Tai tſou, after he had conquer’d the King had thoughts of carrying the War into Corea: His General, called Leou co immediately made himſelf Mafter of the Towns ſituated upon the Eaſt of the River Ya lou;[...]]
  2. A surname from Chinese.

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 袁 (Yuán). Doublet of Yuen.

Proper noun

Yuan

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Yuan is the 4129th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8588 individuals. Yuan is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.43%) individuals.

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German

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Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 元 (yuán).

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Noun

Yuan m (strong, genitive Yuan or Yuans, plural Yuan or Yuans)

  1. yuan (basic unit of money in China)

Declension

Declension of Yuan
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Yuan die Yuans, Yuan
genitive eines des Yuans, Yuan der Yuans, Yuan
dative einem dem Yuan den Yuans, Yuan
accusative einen den Yuan die Yuans, Yuan

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