(old) firstplaceincivil service examinations atthree levels: provincial 解元jie⁴yuan², metropolitan 會元and会元hui⁴yuan²andpalace狀元and状元zhuang⁴yuan²
Usage•••frequent
Pronunciations
三
元
As word
1
san1
(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]
2
yuan2
(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]