原 yuán
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
原创
yuánchuàng
original creation; to create original work
Characters in this word
创 chuàng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 仓 granary, barn 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这部纪录片坚持原创，不依赖现成素材拼凑情节。 Zhè bù jìlùpiàn jiānchí yuánchuàng, bù yīlài xiànchéng sùcái pīncòu qíngjié. This documentary insists on original creation and does not rely on ready-made materials to piece together its narrative.
- 这首歌是她完全原创的，词曲都是自己写的。 Zhè shǒu gē shì tā wánquán yuánchuàng de, cíqǔ dōu shì zìjǐ xiě de. This song is entirely her original creation; she wrote both the lyrics and the music herself.
- 设计师坚持原创，从来不模仿别人的作品。 Shèjìshī jiānchí yuánchuàng, cónglái bù mófǎng biérén de zuòpǐn. The designer insists on originality and never imitates other people's work.
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