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美元

měi yuán

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

měi yuán · mei5 jyun4 (Jyutping)

  1. American dollar; US dollar

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

美

Meaning
beautiful, pretty; pleasing
Radical
羊
Strokes
9
Components
⿱羊大
Cangjie
TGK
Four-corner
8043.1

元

Meaning
first; dollar; origin; head
Radical
儿
Strokes
4
Components
⿱二儿
Cangjie
MMU
Four-corner
1021.1

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