Associations to the word «Yuan»

Wiktionary

YUAN, noun. The basic unit of money in China.
YUAN, proper noun. The imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368.
YUAN RIVER, proper noun. A river of Hunan in China
YUAN RIVER, proper noun. The Chinese stretch of the Red River, prior to its crossing the Vietnamese border
YUAN TAN, proper noun. Chinese New Year

Dictionary definition

YUAN, noun. The basic unit of money in China.
YUAN, noun. The imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats