yuán

original; former; source

HSK 4 #193

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 193rd character
Radical ⼚ (27.8)
Strokes 10
Index # 1868

Definitions

原 yuán
  1. 1. original
  2. 2. former
  3. 3. source
  4. 4. raw
  5. 5. primary
  6. 6. cause
  7. 7. level
  8. 8. Hara (Japanese surname)

Stroke order

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Words containing 原

Word Meaning
cause; reason; root cause
to forgive; to excuse; to pardon
so, actually, as it turns out; originally; at first
principle; doctrine
raw material
primitive; original; original (document etc)
plaintiff; complainant
originally; former; original
principle; theory
plain; field
to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event)
originally; original
(in) the original place; the place where one currently is
recovery; to recover from illness
atomic bomb; atom bomb; A-bomb
the same as before; original shape
atom; atomic
grassland; prairie
prototype; model; archetype
original meaning; original intention
(med.) pathogen
true appearance (under the disguise); true character
original state; previous condition
original document; master copy; the original
plateau
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