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)

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Words containing 原

Word Meaning
a maxim; one's principles
a maxim; one's principles
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Chlamydia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria)
information source
information source
variational principle (physics)
variational principle (physics)
Fengyuan, a district in Taichung, Taiwan
Fengyuan, district in Taichung, Taiwan
Fengyuan City in Taichung, Taiwan
Fengyuan City in Taichung, Taiwan
lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom)
allergen; anaphylactogen
to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event)
reducing agent
to set the record straight; to clarify the facts
to set the record straight; to clarify the facts
(music notation) natural sign, ♮
(music notation) natural sign, ♮
Nalat grasslands
Ordos Plateau, Inner Mongolia
Ordos Plateau, Inner Mongolia
zymogen; fermentogen