原 (jyun4 jyun5 jyun6 | yuan2) : source, origin; primary

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原

jyun4 jyun5 jyun6

yuan2

[1] [n] source; origin; beginning [2] original; primary [3] [n] steppe; vast plain; field [4] [n] graveyard [5] [v] excuse; pardon [6] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 厂 (#27)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

原

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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原因 jyun4 jan1 yuan2 yin1 = cause, reason

原子筆 jyun4 zi2 bat1 = ball-point pen

原來 jyun4 loi4 yuan2 lai2 = originally; actually; original

原本 jyun4 bun2 yuan2 ben3 = originally; formerly

原籍 jyun4 zik6 yuan2 ji2 = ancestral home

原子 jyun4 zi2 yuan2 zi3 = atom

原諒 jyun4 loeng6 yuan2 liang4 = forgive; excuse; pardon

高原 gou1 jyun4 gao1 yuan2 = plateau; highlands; (placename) Ko Yuen

原聲吉他 jyun4 seng1 gat1 taa1 yuan2 sheng1 ji2 ta1 = acoustic guitar 國

原聲結他 jyun4 seng1 git3 taa1 = acoustic guitar 粵
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我們參照原文作了必要的修改。國
We consulted the original and made some necessary changes.

所謂專家原來係個學生粵
The so-called expert turned out to be a student.

他原本不想到這裡來國
He originally didn't want to come here.

我斷估咋，原來佢真係廿三歲粵
I was only making wild guesses. Didn't know he actually was 23 years old.

唔怪之得廚房啲罐頭逐一逐樣噉唔見咗，原來係你鼠竊狗偷粵
No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappeating one by one; so you are the one stealing them.

見你咁有誠意我就勉為其難原諒你呢次！粵
Since you’re so sincere, I’ll reluctantly forgive you just this once!

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 原
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