Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun yuan
2 senses of yuan
Sense 1
yuan, kwai -- (the basic unit of money in China)
=> Chinese monetary unit -- (the monetary unit in the People's Republic of China)
Sense 2
Yuan, Yuan dynasty, Mongol dynasty -- (the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368)
=> dynasty -- (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)