yuán

HSK 6
common

Meaning of

原 means original; initial; beginning; original; former; inherent. Pronounced yuán. HSK 6.

  • original; initial; beginning
  • original; former; inherent
  • unprocessed; raw

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shì
yuán
shǐ
shè
huì
de
gōng
 

This is a tool from primitive society.

Yuán
shǐ
rén
jīng
huì
shǐ使
yòng
huǒ
le
 

Primitive humans already knew how to use fire.

Yuán
shēng
dòng
shì
zuì
lǎo
de
dòng
lèi
qún
zhī
 

Protozoa are one of the oldest animal groups.

men
yào
bǎo
liú
yuán
běn
de
huà
 

We need to keep the original plan.

Yuán
xíng
shè
hái
yào
jìn
yōu
huà
 

The prototype design still needs further optimization.