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陈元

陳元
Chén Yuán
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Chen Yuan (Chinese name); most notably Chen Yuan (b. 1945), former chairman of the China Development Bank (国家开发银行) and son of Communist Party elder Chen Yun (陈云)

Examples

HSK 1
陈元是我的大学同学。
Chén Yuán shì wǒ de dàxué tóngxué.
Chen Yuan is my college classmate.
HSK 7-9
陈元曾长期担任国家开发银行董事长。
Chén Yuán céng chángqī dānrèn Guójiā Kāifā Yínháng dǒngshìzhǎng.
Chen Yuan long served as chairman of the China Development Bank.

Tips

culture
元 (yuán, 'origin, first, primary') carries connotations of being foremost - as in 元首 (head of state) or 状元 (top imperial exam scorer). A weighty character for a given name.

Stroke Order

陈 chén
元 yuán