Yuan
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Yuan may refer to:
- Chinese yuanChinese yuanThe yuan is the base unit of a number of modern Chinese currencies. The yuan is the primary unit of account of the Renminbi.A yuán is also known colloquially as a kuài . One yuán is divided into 10 jiǎo or colloquially máo...
, the basic unit of currency in China- RenminbiRenminbiThe Renminbi is the official currency of the People's Republic of China . Renminbi is legal tender in mainland China, but not in Hong Kong or Macau. It is issued by the People's Bank of China, the monetary authority of the PRC...
, the current currency used in the People's Republic of China, whose basic unit is Yuan - New Taiwan DollarNew Taiwan dollarThe New Taiwan dollar , or simply Taiwan dollar, is the official currency of the Taiwan Area of the Republic of China since 1949, when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar...
, the current currency used in the Republic of China, whose basic unit is Yuan - Manchukuo yuanManchukuo yuanThe Manchukuo yuan was the official unit of currency of the Empire of Manchukuo, from June 1932 - August 1945.The monetary unit was based on one basic pure silver patron of 23.91 grammes...
, the unit of currency that was used in ManchukuoManchukuoManchukuo or Manshū-koku was a puppet state in Manchuria and eastern Inner Mongolia, governed under a form of constitutional monarchy. The region was the historical homeland of the Manchus, who founded the Qing Empire in China...
- Renminbi
- "Court", the name for a kind of institution in the government of the Republic of ChinaGovernment of the Republic of ChinaThe Republic of China was formally established by Dr. Sun Yat-sen in 1912 in Nanjing under the Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China but this government was moved to Beijing in the same year and continued as the internationally recognized government of China until 1928. In the history...
- Control YuanControl YuanThe Control Yuan , one of the five branches of the Republic of China government in Taipei, is an investigatory agency that monitors the other branches of government...
- Examination YuanExamination YuanThe Examination Yuan is in charge of validating the qualification of civil servants in the Republic of China . It is one of the five government branches of the ROC government...
- Executive YuanExecutive YuanThe Executive Yuan is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China , commonly known as "Taiwan".-Organization and structure:...
- Judicial YuanJudicial YuanThe Judicial Yuan is one of five branches of the government of the Republic of China in Taiwan and serves as the highest judicial organ in Republic of China. Its Justices of the Constitutional Court , with 15 members, is charged with interpreting the Constitution...
- Legislative YuanLegislative YuanThe Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China .The Legislative Yuan is one of the five branches of government stipulated by the Constitution of the Republic of China, which follows Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People...
- Control Yuan
- Yuan (surname)Yuan (surname)Yuan is a Chinese surname ranked 37th in China by population. In Standard Chinese, the surname is transliterated "Yuán" or "Yüen2" . Regional variants include "Yeu" , "Ion" , "Yuen" , "Oan" , "Won" , and "Viên"...
, the transliteration of a number of Chinese family names (e.g. 袁, 元, 苑, 原, 源, 爰) - Yuan (Tales of Symphonia) (ユアン), a character from Tales of Symphonia
- Yu'an DistrictYu'an DistrictYu'an District is a district in Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of Lu'an City. It has a population of 930,000 and an area of . The government of Yu'an District is located in Yunlu Street.-External links:*...
, in Anhui, China - Yuan DynastyYuan DynastyThe Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...
(元朝), also called the Mongol Dynasty, of China- Northern Yuan, the Yuan Dynasty's successor state in Mongolia
- Yuan QiYuán qìIn traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese culture, yuán qì is a description of one form of qi. It is usually described as "innate" or "pre-natal" qi to distinguish it from acquired qi that a person may develop of their lifetime....
(TCM) Traditional Chinese MedicineTraditional Chinese medicineTraditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of medicine practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage , exercise , and dietary therapy...
. TCM Qi: Traditional Chinese Medicine four Qi, Yuan qi, Wei qi, Ying qi, Zong qi - Yuan RiverYuan RiverThe Yuan River is one of the four largest rivers in Hunan province in southeast-central China, and is a tributary of Yangtze River.It is long and rises in Guizhou province in the Miao Mountains near Tu-yün and is navigable. The upper stream is called the Lung-t'ou River, and downstream it is...
(沅江 or 沅水), one of the four largest rivers in Hunan, a tributary of the Yangtze River - YuanfenYuanfenYuan or Yuanfen is a Buddhist-related Chinese concept that means the predetermined principle that dictates a person's relationships and encounters such as the affinity among friends or lovers. In common usage the term can be defined as the "binding force" that links two persons together in any...
(缘分), Chinese or Buddhist concept that means the predetermined principle that dictates a person's relationships and encounters - Thai YuanThai YuanThe Thai Yuan are a people of northern Thailand, the former Thai kingdom of Lanna....
, a people of Northern Thailand- Yuan language, commonly known as Northern Thai language, language of the Thai Yuan people
- Tao Yúan (Tao En), a character in Shaman King
- Type 041 submarine, PLAN Yuan class submarines
See also
- Yen, the currency of Japan, commonly confused with the Yuan
- WonWonWon or WON may refer to:*The Korean won from 1902–1910:**South Korean won, the currency of the Republic of Korea**North Korean won, the currency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea* Won , the Korean form of Yuan...
, the currency of Korea, sometimes confused with the Yuan