Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional formhandwritten form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
口 貝 ⿱口貝
Mandarin
yuan2, yun4, yun2
English
Definitions
member; employee; person; personnel; staff member
Mnemonic
One in the inner circle
Etymology
Notes
Pictograph: a cauldron 鼎 with a circle shown above the rim to emphasis roundness - originally meant round 員; this character closely resembled character for cowrie at one point; hence bottom is now 貝