懂中文 Dong Chinese

原

yuán

source

Depicts water coming from a spring (泉) on a cliff (厂).

Components
厂 iconic component

厂  Iconic component

hǎn, chǎng

  

cliff, (roof)

泉 sound,iconic component

泉  Sound Iconic component

quán

  

spring

Evolution

原 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
原 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
原 Clerical script Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
原 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

原  

yuán

source, origin, beginning; former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source

原  

Yuán

Hara (Japanese surname)

Most common words with 原
Freq.
Word
Meaning

原因

cause

原来

original

原

former

原谅

to excuse

原则

principle

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

源

Sound component in 5 characters (3 verified)

愿 願 源 螈 塬