• 193rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 250 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yuán (yuan2)former • original • primary • raw • level • cause • source

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

原来 (原來)
原因 
原文 
原谅 (原諒)

Uncommon

中原 
原位 
原先 
原则 (原則)
原创 (原創)
原地 
原型 
原始 
原料 
原有 
原本 
原油 
原理 
原点 (原點)
太原 
平原 
草原 
还原 (還原)
高原 

RareShow 227

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.