Text matches for “元”

ohm (abbr. for 歐姆|欧姆[ōu mǔ]) / euro (abbr. for 歐元|欧元[ōu yuán]) / used in transliteration

periodic table (chemistry) / abbr. of 元素週期表|元素周期表[yuán sù zhōu qī biǎo], periodic table of the elements

1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元|状元[zhuàng yuán], 榜眼[bǎng yǎn], and 探花[tàn huā], respectively)

three-dimensional / the real world (cf. 二次元[èr cì yuán])

candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元|状元[zhuàng yuán]) / (slang) to secretly film sex with a prostitute to share on the Internet

(Buddhism, Daoism) to deliver all sentient beings from suffering / (Tw) a ritual of making offerings, esp. to wandering spirits rather than gods or ancestors (abbr. for 中元普渡[zhōng yuán pǔ dù])

boisterous live show held during the Ghost Festival 中元節|中元节[Zhōng yuán jié] in Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia

colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节)

lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuán xiāo jié] / (fig.) revolving door / musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs)

lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuán xiāo jié] / chaser lights / self-scrolling horizontal text display, such as a news ticker

variant of 開國元勳|开国元勋, founding figure (of country or dynasty) / founding father / fig. also used of company, school etc

(old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元[jiè yuán], metropolitan 會元|会元[huì yuán] and palace 狀元|状元[zhuàng yuán]

anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培[Cài Yuán péi] / aka 復古會|复古会[Fù gǔ huì]

"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, abbr. for 八大元老[Bā Dà Yuán lǎo]

Lizhou, a district of Guangyuan City 廣元市|广元市[Guǎng yuán Shì], Sichuan

Liu Bowen (1311–1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhū Yuán zhāng], with a reputation as a military genius, also known as Liu Ji 劉基|刘基[Liú Jī]

Liu Ji or Liu Bowen 劉伯溫|刘伯温[Liú Bó wēn] (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhū Yuán zhāng], with a reputation as a military genius

Liu Shi, personal name of Han Emperor Yuandi 漢元帝|汉元帝[Hàn Yuán dì]

Jiange, a county in Guangyuan City 廣元市|广元市[Guǎng yuán Shì], Sichuan

Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华

Wu Han (1909-1969), historian, author of biography of Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, hounded to his death together with several members of his family during the cultural revolution

the eight giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动[gǔ wén yùn dòng], namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Hán Yù], Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元[Liǔ Zōng yuán], Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ōu yáng Xiū], the three Su's 三蘇|三苏[Sān Sū], Wang Anshi 王安石[Wáng Ān shí], Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩[Zēng Gǒng]

Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青[Jiāng Qīng], Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋|张春桥[Zhāng Chūn qiáo], Yao Wenyuan 姚文元[Yáo Wén yuán], Wang Hongwen 王洪文[Wáng Hóng wén], who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution

History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Èr shí sì Shǐ], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[Tuō tuō] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[Yuán], 496 scrolls / (not to be confused with 宋書|宋书[Sòng shū])

Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华

anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培[Cài Yuán péi] / aka 光復會|光复会[Guāng fù huì]

Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元[Lǐ Bó yuán] or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[Lǐ Bǎo jiā] describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[Bā guó Lián jūn]

Wangcang, a county in Guangyuan City 廣元市|广元市[Guǎng yuán Shì], Sichuan

Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhū Yuán zhāng], a World Heritage site

Spring lantern riddles (guessing game at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节, at the end of Spring festival 春節|春节)

Zhaohua, a district of Guangyuan City 廣元市|广元市[Guǎng yuán Shì], Sichuan

Chaotian, a district of Guangyuan City 廣元市|广元市[Guǎng yuán Shì], Sichuan

Li Boyuan 李伯元 or Li Baojia (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記|官场现形记

Ke Shaomin (1850-1933), scholar, author of New History of the Yuan Dynasty 新元史[Xīn Yuán shǐ]

Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhū Yuán zhāng] (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, temple name 明太祖[Míng Tài zǔ]

Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝[Hàn Yuán dì], one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[sì dà měi nǚ]

Bai Pu (1226-1306), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家

Cangxi, a county in Guangyuan City 廣元市|广元市[Guǎng yuán Shì], Sichuan

Yu Yinglong, Yuan dynasty scholar, collaborated on the geographical encyclopedia Dayuan Dayi Tongzhi 大元大一統誌|大元大一统志

History of the Liao Dynasty, twenty first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Èr shí sì Shǐ], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[Tuō tuō] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[Yuán], 116 scrolls