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

原 stroke order diagram
原 stroke order animation

Words containing 原

Word Meaning
original; former
origin (math.); origin of coordinates
original text
originally planned; originally determined
original sin
crude oil
open country; plain
antigen
Gangwon Province in South or North Korea
to return something to its rightful owner
manuscript; original copy
keep exactly as it was; unchanged
wasteland
Suwon, a city in South Korea
original position; (in) the same place
where it was before; original spot; previous place
the original form
pardonable (of interruption, misunderstanding etc)
atomic energy
logs
authentic; original
genuine
from beginning to end; in its entirety; in accord with fact
the whole story
subatomic