Combined from Two [二] + Legs [儿] + 元 [元] to compose 元: represents "beginning".
resolution, reduction, return to origins
first year (of a specific reign)
originally, primarily, essentially, logically, naturally
ruler, sovereign
chemical element
local
on hand, at hand, at home
originally, by nature, from the start
(1) origin, original, (2) former
health, vitality