原 yuán former; original; level; meadow; primary

Made up of [厂 chǎng cliff; factory; depot radical 27, 泉 quán spring; wealth ]
Used as component 原 in :愿 yuàn

Note

Picture of a spring under a cliff suggesting an 'origin' and also meaning as a 'meadow'
Number of strokes: 10

Related characters


Also uses 厂 chǎng component: 岸 àn (bank) 厕 cè (toilet) 盾 dùn (shield) 反 fǎn (contrary) 后 hòu (behind) 厉 lì (strict) 历 lì (to experience)

Sounds same

元 yuán (primary) 园 yuán (park) 员 yuán (person)

Different tone

远 yuǎn (far) 院 yuàn (courtyard) 愿 yuàn (to hope)

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Pronunciation

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Cities

太原 Taiyuan, Shanxi

People

屈原 Qu Yuan

Proverbs

星星之火可以燎原 xīng xīng zhī huǒ kě yǐ liáo yuán Need for great care and meticulous planning

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