原 yuán
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
原本
yuánběn
originally, at first
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 这座园林原本属于私人住宅，后来才对公众开放。 Zhè zuò yuánlín yuánběn shǔyú sīrén zhùzhái, hòulái cái duì gōngzhòng kāifàng. This garden originally belonged to a private residence and was only later opened to the public.
- 我原本打算今天去爬山，可是下雨了。 Wǒ yuánběn dǎsuàn jīntiān qù páshān, kěshì xià yǔ le. I originally planned to go hiking today, but it rained.
- 这家店原本是卖书的，现在改成了咖啡馆。 Zhè jiā diàn yuánběn shì mài shū de, xiànzài gǎi chéng le kāfēiguǎn. This shop originally sold books, but now it has become a café.
Related words
- 原来 yuánlái so it was; originally
- 原因 yuányīn reason
- 原料 yuánliào raw material
- 原则 yuánzé principle
- 草原 cǎoyuán grassland
- 高原 gāoyuán plateau
- 平原 píngyuán plain
- 原理 yuánlǐ principle
- 原始 yuánshǐ original; primitive
- 原先 yuánxiān formerly; originally
- 原有 yuányǒu original; existing before
- 还原 huányuán to restore, to return to original state