原
原
“source”
Radical: 厂
Strokes: 10
Level: HSK 3
How 原 is built — wrapping from top-left
厂
Cliff / factory · chǎng
A cliff — factories and raw things: 原 original, 厅 hall.
泉
component
Origin
cliff
Words with 原
原来 yuánlái — originally
原来 yuán lái — original
原谅 yuán liàng — to excuse
原因 yuán yīn — cause
原料 yuán liào — raw material
原则 yuán zé — principle
还原 huán yuán — to restore to the original state
平原 píng yuán — field
原告 yuán gào — complainant
原理 yuán lǐ — principle
原始 yuán shǐ — first
原先 yuán xiān — former
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