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flatlands

HSK 6 N2
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yuán
ゲン
はら
원
Depicts water coming from a spring (泉) on a cliff (厂).
Components
厂 cliff (radical)+ 泉 spring =
原 flatlands
厂 Iconic component
hǎn cliff (radical)
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
泉 Phonetic component
quán spring
spring, fountain
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Notes
Similar Characters
厃 high and dangerous厚 thick反 against矦 target麻 hemp历 calendar (simp)厘 centi (simp)仄 oblique厉 grind (simp)厌 detest (simp)厓 precipice厕 restroom (simp)厗 厝 cut or engrave厢 side-room (simp)厦 big building (simp)厩 barnyard (simp)厪 a hut厭 detest (trad)厮 servant (alt) (simp)
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)
原
Regular
Modern
Chinese
原 [Yuán]
Hara (Japanese surname)
原 [yuán]
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
Japanese
原 げん 同音
prefix original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
原 はら 同音
noun field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
Example Sentences
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私達がよく野球をして遊んだ原は今すっかり家が建て込んでしまった。
The field where we used to play ball is now all built up.
Japanese Names
原 げん
Gen surnamegiven name
原 はじめ
Hajime unclassified name
原 はら
Hara place namesurname
原 はらさき
Harasaki surname
原 はらざき
Harazaki surname
原 はらの
Harano place name
原 はる
Haru place name
原 ばる
Baru place namesurname
原 やなぎむら
Yanagimura surname
原 やなぎわら
Yanagiwara surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
原因 [yuán​yīn] #434
cause
原来 [yuán​lái] #1,006
original
原来 [yuán​lái] #1,006
original
原谅 [yuán​liàng] #912
to excuse
原谅 [yuán​liàng] #912
to excuse
原则 [yuán​zé] #3,265
principle
原则 [yuán​zé] #3,265
principle
原本 [yuán​běn] #3,551
originally
原始 [yuán​shǐ] #4,482
first
原料 [yuán​liào] #10,057
raw material
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 原因 [げんいん] #442
cause
⭐ 原稿 [げんこう] #6,320
manuscript
⭐ 原理 [げんり] #7,358
principle
⭐ 原則 [げんそく] #8,064
principle
⭐ 草原 [そうげん] #8,443
grassy field
⭐ 河原 [かわら] #11,624
dry riverbed
平原 [へいげん] #12,074
plain
⭐ 根源 [こんげん] #12,852
root
⭐ 原作 [げんさく] #14,665
original work
⭐ 復元 [ふくげん] #15,055
restoration (to the original state or location)
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KOREAN WORDS (60)
원주민 #14,203
native; aborigine
원작 #15,441
original work; original
원고 #19,523
plaintiff; complainant
원인 #19,616
cause; reason
원자 #26,089
atom
원제 #26,852
original title
원본 #31,730
original
원자력 #37,501
nuclear power
원작자 #37,792
original author; writer
강원도 #38,256
Gangwon-do Province
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