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
native to (of species); original production
native to (of species); original production
country of origin
country of origin
place of origin; original source; provenance
primary progressive aphasia; speech loss
primary progressive aphasia, speech loss
fibril; protofilament
fibril; protofilament
original meaning
acoustic (musical instrument)
acoustic (musical instrument)
protonephridium (invertebrate anatomy)
protonephridium (invertebrate anatomy)
original work (not translation or abridged)
former Soviet Union
former Soviet Union
where it was before; original spot; previous place
plaintiff and defendant; prosecution and defense (lawyers)
genuine
source language (linguistics)
source language (linguistics)
to forgive; to excuse; to pardon
(slang) green
(slang) green