原 (yuán): Source — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 4 Writing 4

1.

Animated Stroke Order 原

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 原

3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

原

厂cliff, building

泉spring, fountain

原=

4.

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5.

How to Use 原

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 原 works in context.

Original or fundamental sense

原 indicates an original state, cause, or fundamental principle.

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 原

HSK words that contain this character.

HSK 4

yuán原

liàng

7.

Example Sentences

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

tā他

chí迟

dào到

de的

yuán原

yīn因

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厂cliff, building

+泉spring, fountain

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

yuán原

yīn因

reason

HSK 4

yuán原

lái来

originally

HSK 5

yuán原

zé则

principle

谅

to excuse

HSK 5

yuán原

liào料

raw material; crude material

HSK 3.0 · L5

yuán原

yǒu有

original

HSK 6

yuán原

xiān先

former; original

HSK 6

yuán原

gào告

plaintiff; complainant

HSK 6

yuán原

shǐ始

original; firsthand; primitive

shì是

dǔ堵

chē车

。

The reason he was late is traffic jam

yuán原

lái来

nǐ你

zǎo早

jiù就

zhī知

dào道

zhè这

jiàn件

shì事

。

So you knew about this all along.

cǎo草

yuán原

shàng上

de的

fēng风

jǐng景

fēi非

cháng常

měi美

lì丽

。

The scenery on the grassland is very beautiful.

Zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

de的

yuán原

xū需

yào要

zǐ仔

xì细

yán研

jiū究

。

The origin of this problem requires careful study.

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