原
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #218 U+539F
How 原 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
厂 (semantic, “cliff”) + 泉 (phonetic, quán)
How to remember it
flatlands · Heisig RSH #142
泉 spring + cliff
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 泉
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 泉 (quán) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泉 sound component | quán | spring, fountain; wealth, money |
| 腺 | xiàn | gland |
Words containing 原
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中原大学 | Zhōng yuán Dà xué | Chung Yuan Christian University, in Taiwan |
| 原生生物 | yuán shēng shēng wù | protist |
| 中原区 | Zhōng yuán Qū | Zhongyuan, a district of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4 zhou1 Shi4], Henan |
| 水原市 | Shuǐ yuán shì | Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea |
| 原生动物 | yuán shēng dòng wù | protozoan (bacteria) |
| 海原县 | Hǎi yuán Xiàn | Haiyuan, a county in Zhongwei City 中衛市|中卫市[Zhong1 wei4 Shi4], Ningxia |
| 三原县 | Sān yuán Xiàn | Sanyuan, a county in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 平原县 | Píng yuán Xiàn | Pingyuan, a county in Dezhou City 德州市[De2 zhou1 Shi4], Shandong |
| 原平市 | Yuán píng Shì | Yuanping, a county-level city in Xinzhou City 忻州市[Xin1 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 开原市 | Kāi yuán Shì | Kaiyuan, a county-level city in Tieling City 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[Tie3 ling3 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 亚原子 | yà yuán zǐ | subatomic |
| 原动力 | yuán dòng lì | motive force; prime mover; first cause; agent |
| 红原县 | Hóng yuán Xiàn | Hongyuan, a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1… |
| 原子 | yuán zǐ | atom; atomic |
| 原人 | yuán rén | prehistoric man; primitive man |
| 原阳县 | Yuán yáng Xiàn | Yuanyang, a county in Xinxiang City 新鄉市|新乡市[Xin1 xiang1 Shi4], Henan |
| 阳原县 | Yáng yuán Xiàn | Yangyuan, a county in Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei |
| 原水 | yuán shuǐ | raw water; unpurified water |
| 水原 | Shuǐ yuán | Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea |
| 中原 | Zhōng yuán | Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western … |