美元
HSK 3 (2021)
美元 (měiyuán) · US dollar
美元 (měiyuán) means “US dollar”. It is written with 2 characters: 美 (beautiful) + 元 (yuan). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 美元 is built
The characters
美 měi · beautiful
What 美 is made of
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A person 大 wearing an elegant crown 羊 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
元 yuán · yuan
What 元 is made of
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: A man 儿 with two lines emphasizing their head 二 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这本书十美元。Zhè běn shū shí měiyuán.This book costs ten US dollars.
你带美元了吗？Nǐ dài měiyuán le ma?Did you bring US dollars?
Questions about 美元
What does 美元 mean?
美元 (měiyuán) means “US dollar”.
How do you pronounce 美元?
美元 is pronounced měiyuán.
Which HSK level is 美元?
美元 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 美好měihǎowonderful
- 美丽měilìbeautiful
- 美食měishídelicious food
- 美术měishùart
- 完美wánměiperfect
- 美金měijīnUS dollar
- 美女měinǚbeautiful woman
- 优美yōuměigraceful
- 赞美zànměito praise
- 美观měiguānattractive
Learn 美元 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 93: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.