原
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former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
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Words with 原
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中原大学 | Chung Yuan Christian University, in Taiwan | |
| 原生生物 | protist | |
| 中原区 | Zhongyuan, a district of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4 zhou1 Shi4], Henan | |
| 水原市 | Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea | |
| 原生动物 | protozoan (bacteria) | |
| 海原县 | Haiyuan, a county in Zhongwei City 中衛市|中卫市[Zhong1 wei4 Shi4], Ningxia | |
| 三原县 | Sanyuan, a county in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi | |
| 平原县 | Pingyuan, a county in Dezhou City 德州市[De2 zhou1 Shi4], Shandong | |
| 原平市 | Yuanping, a county-level city in Xinzhou City 忻州市[Xin1 zhou1 Shi4], Shanxi | |
| 开原市 | Kaiyuan, a county-level city in Tieling City 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[Tie3 ling3 Shi4], Liaoning | |
| 亚原子 | subatomic | |
| 原动力 | motive force; prime mover; first cause; agent | |
| 红原县 | Hongyuan, a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1… | |
| 原子 | atom; atomic | |
| 原人 | prehistoric man; primitive man | |
| 原阳县 | Yuanyang, a county in Xinxiang City 新鄉市|新乡市[Xin1 xiang1 Shi4], Henan | |
| 阳原县 | Yangyuan, a county in Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei | |
| 原水 | raw water; unpurified water | |
| 水原 | Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea | |
| 中原 | Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western … |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 泉 — compare how they read.