source, origin, or fundamental basis
Animated Stroke Order 原
Stroke Order Diagrams 原
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HSK Vocabulary: 原
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 原 is used in context
1
tā他
chí迟
dào到
de的
yuán原
yīn因
shì是
dǔ堵
chē车
。
The reason he was late is traffic jam
2
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.
3
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.
4
tā他
chí迟
dào到
de的
yuán原
yīn因
shì是
xià下
yǔ雨
le了
。
The reason he was late is that it rained.
5
wǒ我
xué学
xí习
hàn汉
yǔ语
de的
yuán原
yīn因
shì是
duì对
zhōng中
guó国
wén文
huà化
gǎn感
xìng兴
qù趣
。
The reason I study Chinese is that I am interested in Chinese culture.
6
zhè这
cì次
huì会
yì议
qǔ取
xiāo消
de的
yuán原
yīn因
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
，
bāo包
kuò括
tiān天
qì气
wèn问
tí题
hé和
shí时
jiān间
chōng冲
tū突
。
There are many reasons for the cancellation of this meeting, including weather issues and scheduling conflicts.
7
yuán原
lái来
nǐ你
shì是
xiǎo小
míng明
。
So you are Xiaoming.
8
wǒ我
zhǎo找
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
yuán原
lái来
yào钥
shi匙
zài在
zhuō桌
zi子
shàng上
。
I searched for a long time, and it turned out the keys were on the table.
9
yuán原
lái来
zhè这
ge个
chéng城
shì市
zhè这
me么
měi美
，
wǒ我
yǐ以
qián前
dōu都
bù不
zhī知
dào道
。
It turns out this city is so beautiful; I didn't know that before.
10
wǒ我
yuán原
liàng谅
nǐ你
le了
。
I forgive you.
Information
Traditional原
Radical厂
Strokes10
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#738
Zhuyinㄩㄢˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+539F
CangjieMHAF
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality