参阅各大权威词典和杂志报刊，经过长期阅读和使用，yuan在英语中可以表示以下意思：
1、noun
(plural) -an
the standard monetary unit of China, divided into 10 jiao and 100 fen Also called: renminbi, renminbi yuan人民币单位“元”
2、a coin or note representing one yuan一个硬币或一张纸币“元”
3、NONE（无词性）
A Chinese dynasty (1271-1368) established by the Mongolian ruler Kublai Khan at Peking (Beijing). It was superseded by the Ming dynasty.
元朝：由蒙古统治者忽必烈汗在北京建立的一个中国王朝(1271—1368年），它被明朝取代。
4、 noun
a river in SE central China, rising in central Guizhou province and flowing northeast to Lake Tungting. Length: about 800 km (500 miles)沅江
5、中国姓氏，指袁、元、员姓。
6、adjective
of or relating to the Chinese porcelain produced during the Yüan dynasty, characterized by the appearance of under-glaze blue-and-white ware元代瓷器的；
7、adj. of this dynasty.元代的
