原 (yuán): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write

1. Animated Stroke Order 原

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Semi-Enclosed

Water (泉) flowing from a cliff (厂) — the source or origin of a stream.

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HSK words that contain this character.

yuán yīn

原因

reason

yuán lái

原来

originally

yuán liàng

原谅

to excuse

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 原 is used in context

tā他

chí迟

dào到

de的

yuán原

yīn因

shì是