Yuan

== English == === Alternative forms === Yüan (Wade–Giles) === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌjuːˈæn/, /ˈwæn/ (General American) IPA(key): /juˈɑn/, /ˈwɑn/, /ˈjuən/ Homophone: won Rhymes: -æn, -ɑːn === Etymology 1 === From Mandarin 元 (Yuán). ==== Proper noun ==== Yuan The Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368. A surname from Chinese. === Etymology 2 === From Mandarin 袁 (Yuán). Doublet of Yuen. ==== Proper noun ==== Yuan 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. === Anagrams === Äynu, anyu == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Chinese 元 (yuán). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈjuːan] === Noun === Yuan m (strong, genitive Yuan or Yuans, plural Yuan or Yuans) yuan (basic unit of money in China) ==== Declension ==== === See also === Renminbi === Further reading === “Yuan”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “Yuan” in Duden online “Yuan”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008– “Yuan” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon