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原 yuán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yuán | yuan2
English translation
former
original
primary
raw
level
cause
source
source, origin, beginning

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About 原 yuán

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

原 yuán

Contains the radical

厂 hǎn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

cliff

Etymology of 原 yuán

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿸厂泉

Semantic compound

厂 hǎn

Phonetic compound

泉 quán

Explanation

Depicts a spring (泉 quán ) originating (原 yuán ) from a cliff (厂 hǎn ).

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Example sentences using 原 yuán

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一些 yī xiē 厂 hǎn 已 yǐ 采用 cǎi yòng 两 liǎng 段 Duàn 铬酸盐 yán 还原法.

Two - stage chromate reduction has been used at several plants.

" 那才丢 diū 你 nǐ 三辈子的 de 脸 liǎn 呢 ne ---- 唔 wú , 再 zài 一 yī 次 cì 请 qǐng 你 nǐ 原谅 yuánliàng .

" Hell's afire -- Well, I beg your pardon again.

这种 zhè zhǒng 情形 qíngxing 导致 dǎozhì 了 le 原 yuán 东西 dōngxī 德 Dé 双方 shuāngfāng 间 jiān 的 de 埋怨 mányuàn 和 hé 不满 bù mǎn 逐渐 zhújiàn 增加 zēngjiā .

The situation is causing simmering resentment in both halves of Germany.

新 Xīn 刷 shuā 的 de 漆 qī 颜色 yánsè 较浅, 使 shǐ 原来 yuánlái 的漆显露 xiǎn lù 出来 chū lái .

The new color is lighter, and the old paint shows through.

我们 wǒmen 原先 yuánxiān 同意 tóngyì 均 jūn 摊 tān 费用 fèi yòng ,但 dàn 后来 hòulái 他 tā 却 què 不 bù 肯 kěn 付 Fù 钱 Qián .

We agreed to share the cost but later he wouldn't shell out.

Words with 原 yuán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
原因 yuányīn cause原因 yuányīn
原来 yuánlái original原來
原 yuán former原 yuán
原谅 yuánliàng to excuse原諒
原则 yuánzé principle原則
原本 yuán běn originally原本 yuán běn
原始 yuánshǐ first原始 yuánshǐ
原料 yuánliào raw material原料 yuánliào
原油 yuán yóu crude oil原油 yuán yóu
原文 yuán wén original text原文 yuán wén
原地 yuán dì (in) the original place原地 yuán dì
原告 yuángào complainant原告 yuángào
原有 yuán yǒu original原有 yuán yǒu
原理 yuánlǐ principle原理 yuánlǐ
原先 yuánxiān originally原先 yuánxiān
草原 cǎo yuán grassland草原 cǎo yuán
原材料 yuán cái liào raw materials原材料 yuán cái liào
还原 huányuán to reconstruct (an event)還原
中原 Zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei中原 Zhōng yuán
复原 fù yuán recovery復原
原子弹 yuán zǐ dàn atom bomb原子彈
原子 yuán zǐ atom原子 yuán zǐ
平原 píngyuán field平原 píngyuán
高原 gāo yuán plateau高原 gāo yuán
抗原 kàng yuán antigen抗原 kàng yuán

原 yuán Decomposition & Compounds

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原 yuán Decomposition

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原 yuán Compounds

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  • 原 yuán
    • 愿 yuàn , 源 yuán , 螈 yuán , 塬 yuán , 嫄 yuán , 羱 yuán , 騵, 傆, 厵, 榞, 獂, 縓, 蒝, 謜, 豲
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