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Yuan.

The Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˌjuːˈæn/UK/ˈwæn/UK/juˈɑn/General-American/ˈwɑn/General-American
  1. The Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368.

  2. A surname from Chinese.

Where this word comes from

From Mandarin 元 (Yuán).

name/ˌjuːˈæn/UK/ˈwæn/UK/juˈɑn/General-American/ˈwɑn/General-American
  1. A surname from Chinese.

Where this word comes from

From Mandarin 袁 (Yuán). Doublet of Yuen.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.