元 yuán primary; first; dollar
Made up of [儿 ér legs radical 10, 二 èr two; 2 radical 7]Used as component 元 in :远 yuǎn ; 院 yuàn ; 园 yuán ; 玩 wán
This measure word can be used with these nouns: 钱 qián (money)
Made with 4 strokes.
Compound of head on top of legs emphasizing the head hence primary, first
Ancient small seal form 
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Also uses 儿 ér component: 儿 ér (child) 光 guāng (light) ; 见 jiàn (see) ; 克 kè (to be able to) ; 免 miǎn (to escape) ; 兔 tù (rabbit) ; 先 xiān (first) ; 兄 xiōng (elder brother) ; 真 zhēn (really)
Also uses 二 èr component: 恶 è (evil) 仁 rén (humane) ; 些 xiē (some) ; 云 yún (cloud)
Sounds same
原 yuán (former) ; 园 yuán (park) ; 员 yuán (person)Different tone
远 yuǎn (far) ; 院 yuàn (courtyard) ; 愿 yuàn (to hope)Pronunciation
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