原U+539F10 STROKES
Entry·pron. yuán
ㄩㄢˊ
“Original; former; primary; raw; cause; source; beginning; to forgive; a surname; a wide flat area.”
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- 原因ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄣreason; cause; origin; root cause; the basis or explanation for something
- 原本ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄣˇoriginally; at first; the original version or source; the basis or foundation of something
- 原來ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊoriginal; former; at first; so, actually, as it turns out; used when discovering something previously unknown
- 原則ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄜˊprinciple; doctrine; a rule or standard guiding conduct or thought; a fundamental truth or proposition
- 原住民ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊindigenous peoples; aborigines; native inhabitants of a region; in Taiwan, officially recognized Austronesian ethnic groups.
- 原先ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢoriginally; at first; in the beginning; former; initial.
- 原始ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˇoriginal; primitive; earliest; first; original document; unspoiled; unprocessed; in the earliest stage of human history
- 原有ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇoriginal; former; pre-existing; inherent; already existing before a change or event
- 原料ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋraw material; basic substance used to make or produce something.
- 原諒ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋto forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to show mercy or understanding toward someone's fault or mistake.
- 原理ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇprinciple; theory; the fundamental basis or reason behind something; underlying rule or truth
- 中原ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊthe Central Plains region of China along the middle and lower Yellow River; broadly, the heartland of Chinese civilization; by extension, China as a whole.
- 原價ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋoriginal price; the initial or list price before any discount or markup.
- 草原ㄘㄠˇ ㄩㄢˊgrassland; prairie; a large open area covered with grass; in Taiwan, often a drier plain with short, drought-resistant grass between tropical and desert regions; broadly any grassy field or meadow
- 復原ㄈㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊto restore to original condition; to recover from illness; military demobilization after war
- 原是ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˋoriginally was; used to be; turns out to be.
- 原地ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋin the same spot; without moving; in place; local; original location.
- 平原ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊflat, open land; a plain; a broad, level expanse of land.
- 原民ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊindigenous people; aboriginal inhabitants; in Taiwan, often refers to Austronesian indigenous groups native to the island.
- 原創ㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄤˋoriginal creation; original work; to create something original; not copied or derived from existing works
- 原子ㄩㄢˊ ㄗˇatom; the smallest particle of a chemical element; made of protons, neutrons, and electrons; atoms combine to form molecules.
- 原住民族ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊindigenous people; original inhabitants; aboriginal ethnic group; native population
- 原味ㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄟˋoriginal flavor; natural taste; plain, unseasoned cooking; authentic flavor without added spices or seasonings.
- 豐原ㄈㄥ ㄩㄢˊFengyuan; a district in Taichung, Taiwan; known for its railway culture and local desserts.
- 原型ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊprototype; original model; archetype; in sculpture, the first model made before carving in stone or wood
- 還原ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊto restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event); reduction (chemistry)
- 原生ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄥoriginal; primary; native; indigenous; occurring naturally in a place; (computing) stock (firmware)
- 原訂ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋoriginally scheduled; planned or arranged beforehand (e.g., a meeting or event set for a specific time).
- 原鄉ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤancestral homeland; native place; original hometown; place of one's roots or family origin
- 原文ㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊoriginal text; the source text quoted or transcribed in writing; the original wording of a foreign work used for translation.
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