| 消 |
xiāo yuán | elimination (math) / to eliminate one variable from equations |
| 消 |
xiāo | to diminish; to subside / to consume; to reduce / to idle away (the time) / (after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take |
| 元 |
Yuán | surname Yuan / Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) |
| 元 |
yuán | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first; original; primary / (bound form) basic; fundamental / (bound form) constituent; part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument; variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon |