Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 元, 原, 媛, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /ɥɛn/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin", 原 (yuán) meaning "source, origin", or 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beautiful woman" (which is usually only feminine). Other characters are also possible. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesNguyên(Vietnamese) Other ReadingsHajime(Japanese) User SubmissionYuan