三元 in English san1 yuan2 Meaning
Meanings
- (old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元[jie4 yuan2], metropolitan 會元|会元[hui4 yuan2] and palace 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]
Pinyin
san1 yuan2Literal
Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.
三 元