Chinese Word: 原 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

原HSK 4

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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原因	yuán yīn	cause; origin; root cause; reason; Classifiers: 个	HSK 4
原来	yuán lái	original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out	HSK 4
原则	yuán zé	principle; doctrine; Classifiers: 个	HSK 5
草原	cǎo yuán	grassland; prairie; Classifiers: 片
高原	gāo yuán	plateau; Classifiers: 片

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