YUAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Yuan mean? 

• YUAN (noun)
  The noun YUAN has 2 senses:

1. the basic unit of money in China

2. the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368

  Familiarity information: YUAN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• YUAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The basic unit of money in China

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

kwai; yuan

Hypernyms ("yuan" is a kind of...):

Chinese monetary unit (the monetary unit in the People's Republic of China)

Meronyms (parts of "yuan"):

jiao (10 jiao equal 1 yuan in China)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Mongol dynasty; Yuan; Yuan dynasty

Hypernyms ("Yuan" is a kind of...):

dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)