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yuán = yu + an2
surname Yuan / (Japanese surname) Hara
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yuán = yu + an2
former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source
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How to pronounce 原

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= yu initial

Yu is for Yu the Great who tamed the floods.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

原 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
hǎn = h + an3
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
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factory / yard / depot / workhouse / works / (industrial) plant
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= z + Ø4
self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely
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xiǎo = xi + ao3
small / tiny / few / young
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Characters with 原 as component

yuàn = yu + an4
honest / prudent / variant of 願|愿[yuan4]
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yuàn = yu + an4
to hope / to wish / to desire / hoped-for / ready / willing
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yuán = yu + an2
root / source / origin
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Words with 原

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cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL:個|个[ge4]
to excuse / to forgive / to pardon
original / former / originally / formerly / at first / so, actually, as it turns out

Sentences with 原

yuán
lái
shì
guī
 
 
xiā
èr
jiàng

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