Pronunciation

Characters pronounced yuan.

18 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 18 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

怨 yuàn hatred, enmity, resentment 愿 yuàn sincere, honest, virtuous 苑 yuàn pasture, park, garden; mansion 院 yuàn courtyard, yard, court; school 元 yuán first; dollar; origin; head 原 yuán source, origin, beginning 员 yuán member; personnel, staff member 园 yuán garden; park, orchard 圆 yuán circle; round, circular; complete 援 yuán aid, assist; lead; cite 源 yuán natural · scholarly source, origin 猿 yuán ape 缘 yuán hem, margin; reason, cause; fate 袁 yuán robe; surname 冤 yuān grievance, injustice, wrong 渊 yuān surge up, bubble up, gush forth 鸳 yuān male mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) 远 yuǎn strong · scholarly far, distant, far-reaching

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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