原(yuán)

HSK 210 strokes

surname Yuan

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Character information

Pinyin
yuán
Meaning
surname Yuan; (Japanese surname) Hara
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 原 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸厂泉

In this compound, the meaning comes from 厂 (cliff); 泉 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

厂chǎng泉quán

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 原 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 原

Common words using 原 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yuán原lái来
HSK 2

original; former

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yuán原zé则
HSK 4

principle

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yuán原xiān先
HSK 5

originally

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yuán原gào告
HSK 6

complainant

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yuán原chuàng创
HSK 7-9

to create (an original work)

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sān三yuán原

Sanyuan County in Xianyang 咸阳, Shaanxi

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zhōng中yuán原

Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including …

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jiǔ九yuán原

see 九原区

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万且业为主举久乐

From 原’s common words

来则先告创三中九

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