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Etymology
Pictograph of a person with a line added at the head area, representing the meaning "head" or "first".
About
The character 元 is composed of 一 (yī, one) placed above 兀 (wù), a representation of a human figure, which together originally depicted a human head. This visual focus on the highest part of the body led to extended meanings of primacy, such as "first", "primary", or "fundamental origin". It is used to denote the beginning of a period, like the first year of an era. Additionally, 元 serves as the basic unit of Chinese currency and forms a key component in mathematical and scientific terminology.
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这个苹果一元钱。
我用了五元钱买苹果。
今天是元旦，我们放假。
公元2023年是很重要的一年。
“啊”是一个元音。
他是公司的创始元老。
学习需要元认知能力。
元数据描述了数据的属性。