陈元

陳元

Chén Yuán

proper noun

Meanings

1 Chen Yuan (Chinese name); most notably Chen Yuan, former chairman of the China Development Bank (国家开发银行) and son of Communist Party elder Chen Yun (陈云)

About Chen Yuan

born 1945 · 政治家 politician

Banker and official who led the China Development Bank from 1998 to 2013 and was a vice chairman of the CPPCC, China's political advisory body, from 2013 to 2018. He is the son of 陈云.

Characters

origin, first, primary

Examples

HSK 1

陈元是我的大学同学。

Chén Yuán shì wǒ de dàxué tóngxué.

Chen Yuan is my college classmate.

HSK 7-9

陈元曾长期担任国家开发银行董事长。

Chén Yuán céng chángqī dānrèn Guójiā Kāifā Yínháng dǒngshìzhǎng.

Chen Yuan long served as chairman of the China Development Bank.

Tips

culture

元 (yuán, 'origin, first, primary') carries connotations of being foremost - as in 元首 (head of state) or 状元 (top imperial exam scorer). A weighty character for a given name.

Stroke Order

陈 chén

元 yuán

陈元