| 袁世凯 | Yuán Shì kǎi | Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China |
| 袁 | yuán | long robe (old); surname Yuan |
| 袁绍 | Yuán Shào | Yuan Shao (153-202), general during late Han, subsequently warlord |
| 袁于令 | Yuán Yú lìng | Yuan Yuling (-1674) Qing writer, author of 西楼记 ? |
| 袁宏道 | Yuán Hóng dào | Yuan Hongdao (1568-1610), Ming dynasty poet and travel writer |
| 袁州 | Yuán zhōu | Yuanzhou district of Yichun city 宜春市, Jiangxi |
| 袁州区 | Yuán zhōu qū | Yuanzhou district of Yichun city 宜春市, Jiangxi |
| 袁枚 | Yuán Méi | Yuan Mei (1716-1798), famous Qing poet and critic, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家 |
| 袁桷 | Yuán Jué | Yuan Jue (1267-1327), Yuan dynasty writer and calligrapher |
| 袁咏仪 | Yuán Yǒng yí | Anita Yuen (1971-), Hong Kong actress |
| 袁静 | Yuán Jìng | Yuan Jing (1911-), writer, dramatist and film critic |
| 袁头 | Yuán tóu | silver coin from the early days of the Republic of China (1912-1949) bearing the head of Yuan Shikai 袁世凯 |
