| 原 | 755B15 51A.01-9 | 部居  | 畫數 10 | ㄩㄢˊ [yUan2] | ||
| N. | (1) A plain, plateau: 平原 flat stretch of land; 高原 plateau; 原野，原隰 [yUan2ye3], [yUan2xi2]↓; 中原； main part of China; 九原 cemetery, Hades. (2) Origin, source, beginnings (related 源 63A.01), cause: 原本，原因 [yUan2ben3], [yUan2yin1]1↓; 本原 origin; 推原 trace the cause; 溯本追原（源） trace to the beginnings. (3) A surname. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) To have its beginning or cause: 原於 start from (s.t.). (2) To pardon: 原諒，原宥 [yUan2liang4], [yUan2you4]↓; 情有可原 it is understandable, excusable. | |||||
| Adj. | Original: 原裝，原封 original package; 原封不動 keep intact, untouched; 原形，原狀 original shape; 原本 original copy; 原處 original place; 原任，原職 original post before transfer; 原址 original address, etc. | |||||
| Adv. | (1) In fact, as a matter of fact, in the first place: 原來 [yUan2lai2]↓; 原本該 as a matter of fact, one should not (in the first place); 原不曾 one never did or had. (2) Originally: 原是，原係 originally was; 原訂 originally set date at. | |||||
| Words | 1. 原本 [yUan2ben3], (1) n., origin, cause; (2) adv., originally. 2. 原起 [yUan2qi3], (1) n., origin (of events); (2) originally: 原起由他辦 it was originally his task. 3. 原權 [yUan2qUan2], n., (law) primary or antecedent right. 4. 原點 [yUan2dian3], n., (math.) origin, point of origin. 5. 原底（子） [yUan2di3]([zi0]), n., original draft. 6. 原動機 [yUan2dun4ji1], n., (mechanics) prime mover, original generator of force. 7. 原動力 [yUan2dong4li4], n., (1) original force or power; (2) source of power (as water, heat, etc.). 8. 原稿（兒） [yUan2gao3]([er0]), n., (original) draft of manuscript. 9. 原告（兒） [yUan2gao4]([er0]), n., the plaintiff. 10. 原根兒 [yUan2ge1]([er0]), n., original intention. 11. 原故 [yUan2gu4], n., cause, reason (also 緣故). 12. 原價 [yUan2jia4], n., (1) (commercial) cost, costing price; (2) original price. 13. 原舊（兒） [yUan2jiu4]([er0]), adj. & adv., as usual. 14. 原籍 [yUan2ji2], n., original nativity of person. 15. 原主（兒） [yUan2zhu3]([er0]), n., original owner. 16. 原質 [yUan2zhi2] n., (chem.) element, see [yUan2su4]↓. 17. 原來 [yUan2lai2], adv., (1) as a matter of fact, in the first place: 原來如此 so it is; (2) originally, see Adv. ↑; 18. 原來頭 [yUan2lai2tou2], n., article or goods which have not altered, as from factory. 19. 原諒 [yUan2liang4], v.t., understand and pardon: 不可原諒 unpardonable. 20. 原料 [yUan2liao4], n., raw material. 21. 原理 [yUan2li3], n., principle (of change, motion, light, etc.). 22. 原煤 [yUan2mei2], n., mixture of bits of coal (also called 混煤). 23. 原棉 [yUan2mian2], n., raw cotton. 24. 原配 [yUan2pei4], n., first wife (also wr. 元配). 25. 原人 [yUan2ren2], n., primitive man. 26. 原色 [yUan2se4], n., basic color. 27. 原先 [yUan2xian1], adv., originally, at first. 28. 原隰 [yUan2xi2], n., (AC) plateau and low grounds. 29. 原形 [yUan2xing2]1, n., original shape; 30. 原形質 [yUan2xing2zhi2], n., protoplasm; 31. 原形體 [yUan2xing2ti3], n., (bot.) plasmodium. 32. 原型 [yUan2xing2]2, n., model; prototype. 33. 原始 [yUan2shi3], n., origin (of things), the primitive beginnings; 原始人 primitive man, prehistoric man. 34. 原素 [yUan2su4], n., (chem.) element. 35. 原則 [yUan2ze2], n., principle(s) of (management, organization, politics, etc.): 原則上 in principle (agree, etc.). 36. 原子 [yUan2zi3], n., (chem.) atom; 原子能 atomic power; 原子筆 ball pen; 原子彈 atomic bomb; 原子核 atomic nucleus; 原子論 atomic theory; 原子價 valence of atoms; 原子量 atomic weight; 原子輻射 atomic radiation; 原子武器 atomic weapons; 原子塵 nuclear fallout; 原子爐 nuclear reactor; 原子粒 (dial.) transistor. 37. 原委 [yUan2wei3], n., origin and development; complex reasons: 說明原委 explain why and how. 38. 原文（兒） [yUan2wen2]([yUan2werer0]), n., original text. 39. 原物 [yUan2wu4], n., original article. 40. 原野 [yUan2ye3], n., the prairie, primitive valley. 41. 原意 [yUan2yi4], n., original intention. 42. 原因 [yUan2yin1]1, n., cause. 43. 原音 [yUan2yin1]2, n., high fidelity (Hi Fi). 44. 原宥 [yUan2you4], v.t., to pardon. 45. 原由 [yUan2you2], n., reason(s) for things. 46. 原韻 [yUan2yUn4], n., rhyme-class of friend's poem, which is applied in poem in reply (see 和 [he4], 90A.40). | |||||