三元

Sānyuán
see 三元区 Sānyuán Qū

CEDICT

Homographs

三元 sānyuán (old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元 jièyuán, metropolitan 会元 huìyuán and palace 状元 zhuàngyuán

Entry Composition

1 三 Sān surname San
2 元 yuán
  1. currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
  2. (bound form) first; original; primary
  3. (bound form) basic; fundamental
  4. (bound form) constituent; part
  5. (prefix) meta-
  6. (math.) argument; variable
  7. era (of a reign)
  8. (Tw) (geology) eon