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flatlands

HSK 6 N2
yuán
ゲン
はら
Depicts water coming from a spring (泉) on a cliff (厂).
Components
Iconic component
hǎn cliff (radical)
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
Phonetic component
quán spring
spring, fountain
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Yuán]
Hara (Japanese surname)
[yuán]
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
Japanese
げん 同音
prefix original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
はら 同音
noun field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
げん
Gen surnamegiven name
はじめ
Hajime unclassified name
はら
Hara place namesurname
はらさき
Harasaki surname
はらざき
Harazaki surname
はらの
Harano place name
はる
Haru place name
ばる
Baru place namesurname
やなぎむら
Yanagimura surname
やなぎわら
Yanagiwara surname