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
raw materials; unprocessed materials
original name
native; original; indigenous
original works; original text; original author
atomic nucleus
to start a prairie fire
Fujiwara (Japanese surname)
motive force; agent; prime mover
a pathogen; a bacterial pathogen
place of origin; original source; provenance
allergen; anaphylactogen
Central Plains of China; China’s heartland
original location
principled
former team; original cast
Harada (Japanese surname)
variant of yuán yóu
birthplace; ancestral home (town)
atomic clock
primary color
protoplasm
pathogen; cause of disease
Sanyuan County in Xianyang xián yáng, Shaanxi
ballpoint pen; also written yuán zhū bǐ
atomic mass; atomic weight