yuan
Yuan stands for the unit of the currency of the People's Republic of China, see Renminbi .
Further meanings:
- Yuan Dynasty , a dynasty in Chinese history
- a Taiwanese state body (State Council) to exercise one of the five state powers, see Republic of China (Taiwan) #Yuans
- Yuan family , a Chinese family
- Yuan Jiang (Jangtsekiang)沅江 (Pīnyīn Yuán Jiāng), river in Guìzhōu and Húnán
- Red River元 江 (Pīnyīn Yuán Jiāng), Chinese name of the river in China and Vietnam
- Tai Yuan , an ethnic group in Northern Thailand
Yuan is the family name of the following people:
- Yuan An († 92), Chinese scholar and civil servant
- Yuan Chongxi (* 1978), Chinese paleontologist
- Yuan Chunqing (* 1952), Chinese politician
- Eric Yuan (* 1970), Chinese-American entrepreneur
- Yuan Guiren (* 1950), Chinese politician
- Yuan Hong (328–376), Chinese historian
- Yuan Hongbing (* 1953), Mongolian writer, lawyer and dissident
- Yuan Jiajun (* 1962), Chinese aeronautical engineer and politician
- Yuan Jiang (painter) (袁 江; 1671? –1746?), Chinese painter
- Liu Yuan (Xiongnu) († 310), ruler of the southern Xiongnu (304-310)
- Yuan Mei (1716–1797), Chinese poet and gourmet
- Yuan Meng (* 1986), Chinese tennis player
- Yuan Muzhi (1909–1978), Chinese filmmaker
- Yuan Qiqi (* 1995), Chinese sprinter
- Ron Yuan (* 1973), American actor
- Yuan Shang (177-207), Chinese commander
- Yuan Shao (154-202), Chinese warlord
- Yuan Shikai (1859–1916), Chinese military leader and politician
- Yuan Shu (Eastern Han Dynasty) 袁術 (155–199), warlord and emperor of the Cheng and Zhong dynasties during the later Han dynasty
- Yuan Shu (Former Song Dynasty) 袁 淑 (408–453), Chinese scholar from the Early Song Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties
- Yuan Shu (Southern Song Dynasty) 袁 樞 (1131–1205), Chinese scholar from the Southern Song Dynasty
- Yuan Shu-chi (* 1984), Taiwanese sports archer
- Yuan Tan (173–205), Chinese commander
- Tian Yuan (* 1975), Croatian table tennis player
- Yuan Xi (176–207), Chinese commander
- Yuan Xiaofang (* 1963), Chinese painter
- Yuan Xinyue (* 1996), Chinese volleyball player
- Xinyi Yuan , Chinese mathematician
- Yuan Xuefen (1922–2011), Chinese opera actress
- Yuanling Yuan (* 1994), Canadian chess player
- Yuan Yue (tennis player, 1991) (* 1991), Chinese tennis player
- Yuan Yue (tennis player, 1998) (* 1998), Chinese tennis player
- Yuan Zhen (779-831), Chinese poet
Yuan is the given name of the following people:
- Chen Yuan (* 1945), Chinese manager and banker
See also
