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Meaning of 原
Pinyin
yuán
Radical
厂
Strokes
10
Definition
former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source
Usage
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原 [yuán]
1. 最初的，开始的。
Original; beginning.
2. 本来。
Originally; a matter of fact.
3. 谅解，宽容。
Understanding; tolerance.
4. 宽广平坦的地方。
Open and flat area.
5. 同“塬”。
Same as "塬" (a type of elevation or flat land).
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原 [yuán] (名)
本义: 水源，源泉
Original meaning: Source of water, spring.
1. “源”的古字。水源，水流起头的地方 ([En.] fountainhead; source of a river)
Example: 原泉 (source of water); 原流 (source stream).
2. 起源; 根本; 根由 ([En.] origin; cause; source)
Example: 原故 (reason); 原凶 (principal offender); 原曲 (initial reasons and details).
3. 原野 ([En.] open country)
Example: 原燎 (a major fire in a wild); 原色 (scenery of the open fields); 原陵 (plains and hills).
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原 [yuán] (形)
1. 原来 ([En.] original; former; primary)
Example: 原道 (originally); 原自 (originally); 原心 (true heart; original intent); 原价 (original price).
2. 本来 ([En.] true)
Example: 原说 (as originally said); 原形毕露 (true appearance).
3. 最初的 ([En.] initial)
Example: 原供 (initial evidence).
4. 未加工的 ([En.] raw; unprocessed)
Example: 原油 (crude oil); 原粮 (raw grain).
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原 [yuán] (动)
1. 推究 ([En.] examine)
Example: 原情 (investigate the true feelings).
2. 宽恕 ([En.] excuse; pardon)
Example: 原宥 (to forgive); 原刑 (to pardon); 原省 (to excuse and exempt punishment).
3. 赦免 ([En.] remit)
Example: 原洗 (to forgive and exonerate); 原恕 (to forgive).
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原 [yuán] (形)
1. 忠厚、拘謹。
Honest and strict.
Example: 在《论语·阳货》提到的“乡原，德之贼也。”通“愿”。
In "The Analects of Confucius," it references "being native, a thief of virtue".
Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), famous Warring States statesman and poet, author of Sorrow at Parting 離騷|离骚 Lisao in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞
Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
Same Pronunciation Characters
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Input Method for 原
Pinyin
yuan2
Wubi
drii
Cangjie
mhaf
Zhengma
ggnk
Four Corner
71296
Unicode
U+539f
Stroke Number Category
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