| 二元醇 | èr yuán chún | ethyl alcohol C2H5OH |
| 五灯会元 | wǔ dēng huì yuán | Song dynasty history of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls |
| 亚词汇单元 | yà cí huì dān yuán | sublexical units |
| 人民币元 | rén mín bì yuán | Renminbi Yuan (RMB), PRC currency unit |
| 位元 | wèi yuán | bit (computing) |
| 位元组 | wèi yuán zǔ | byte (computing) |
| 元代 | Yuán dài | the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) |
| 元元本本 | yuán yuán běn běn | from start to finish |
| 元勋 | yuán xūn | leading light; founding father; principal proponent |
| 元古代 | Yuán gǔ dài | Proterozoic (geological era 2500-540m years ago) |
| 元古宙 | Yuán gǔ zhòu | pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m) |
| 元器件 | yuán qì jiàn | component |
| 元坝 | Yuán bà | Yuanba district of Guangyuan city 广元市, Sichuan |
| 元坝区 | Yuán bà qū | Yuanba district of Guangyuan city 广元市, Sichuan |
| 元夜 | yuán yè | Lantern Festival; night of 15th of first lunar month; see also 元宵 |
| 元太祖 | Yuán tài zǔ | posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗 (1162-1227) |
| 元宵 | yuán xiāo | Lantern Festival; night of the 15th of the first lunar month; see also 元夜; sticky rice dumplings |
| 元宵节 | Yuán xiāo jié | Lantern festival, the final event of the Spring festival 春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar |
| 元宝区 | Yuán bǎo qū | Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹东市, Liaoning |
| 元宝山 | Yuán bǎo shān | Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia |
| 元宝山区 | Yuán bǎo shān qū | Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia |
| 元山市 | Yuán shān shì | Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea |
| 元恶 | yuán è | arch-criminal; master criminal |
| 元恶大憝 | yuán è dà duì | arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom) |
| 元曲四大家 | Yuán qǔ sì dà jiā | Four great Yuan dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 关汉卿, Zheng Guangzu 郑光祖, Ma Zhiyuan 马致远 and Bai Pu 白朴 |
| 元朗 | Yuán Lǎng | Yuen Long town in northwest New Territories, Hong Kong |
| 元朗市 | Yuán Lǎng shì | Yuen Long town, Hong Kong Island |
| 元末 | Yuán mò | final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); mid 14th century |
| 元末明初 | Yuán mò Míng chū | late Yuan and early Ming; mid 14th century |
| 元氏 | Yuán shì | Yuanshi county in Shijiazhuang 石家庄, Hebei |
| 元氏县 | Yuán shì xiàn | Yuanshi county in Shijiazhuang 石家庄, Hebei |
元江哈尼族彝族傣
族自治县 | Yuán jiāng Hā ní zú Yí zú Dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn | Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪, Yunnan |
| 元江县 | Yuán jiāng xiàn | Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪, Yunnan |
| 元素周期表 | yuán sù zhōu qī biǎo | periodic table |
| 元语言学意识 | yuán yǔ yán xué yì shí | metalinguistic awareness |
| 元语言能力 | yuán yǔ yán néng lì | metalinguistic ability |
| 元谋 | Yuán móu | Yuanmou county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州, Yunnan |
| 元谋县 | Yuán móu xiàn | Yuanmou county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州, Yunnan |
| 元军 | Yuán jūn | Mongol army; army of Yuan dynasty |
| 元配 | yuán pèi | first wife |
| 元长 | Yuán cháng | Yuanchang township in Yunlin county 云林县, Taiwan |
| 元长乡 | Yuán cháng xiāng | Yuanchang township in Yunlin county 云林县, Taiwan |
| 元阳 | Yuán yáng | Yuanyang county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan |
| 元阳县 | Yuán yáng xiàn | Yuanyang county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan |
| 元音和谐 | yuán yīn hé xié | vowel harmony (in phonetics of Altaic languages) |
| 元音失读 | yuán yīn shī dú | vowel devoicing |
| 元龙 | yuán lóng | one that has achieved the way; emperor |
| 八位元 | bā wèi yuán | 8-bit (computing) |
| 公元 | gōng yuán | (year) AD; Christian era |
| 公元前 | gōng yuán qián | before the Common Era (BCE); before Christ (BC) |
