A character from Tales of Symphonia is named Yuan (ユアン)

Yuan, the transliteration of a number of Chinese family names (e.g. 袁, 元, 苑, 原, 源, 爰)

Yuan Dynasty (元朝), occasionally called the Mongol Dynasty, of China

Renminbi, the current currency used in China, whose basic unit is Yuan.

Chinese yuan, the basic unit of currency in China.

Tao Yúan (Tao En), a character in Shaman King

Type 041 submarine, PLAN Yuan class submarines.

Northern Thai language, also known as Yuan

Thai Yuan, a people of Northern Thailand

Yuan River (沅江 or 沅水), one of the four largest rivers in Hunan, a tributary of the Yangtze River

Yuàn (院), a branch of government stipulated by the Constitution of the Republic of China (now on Taiwan): Legislative Yuan, Executive Yuan, Judicial Yuan, Examination Yuan, Control Yuan

Yuanfen (缘份), Chinese or Buddhist concept that means the predetermined principle that dictates a person's relationships and encounters, usually positive, such as the affinity among friends or lovers. In common usage the term can be defined as the "binding force" that links two persons together in any relationship.