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原
Pinyin: yuán
English Definition: former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
Chinese Definition:
①最初的，开始的：原本。原告。原稿。原籍。原理。原料。原色。原始。原著。
②本来：原样。原型。原址。原主。
③谅解，宽容：原宥。原谅。
④宽广平坦的地方：原野。平原。
⑤同“塬”。
Total strokes: 10; Radical: 厂
Pictophonetic: 泉 indicates the sound; 厂 (cliff) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿸ Surround from upper left
    • 厂 [ chǎng ] cliff; factory, workshop; building
    • 泉 [ quán ] spring, fountain; wealth, money
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Example Words
原因 yuán yīn cause; origin; root cause; reason; Classifiers: 个
原来 yuán lái original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out
原则 yuán zé principle; doctrine; Classifiers: 个
草原 cǎo yuán grassland; prairie; Classifiers: 片
高原 gāo yuán plateau; Classifiers: 片
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