原 U+539F, 原 ← 厞[U+539E] CJK Unified Ideographs 厠 →[U+53A0] Stroke order
原 (Kangxi radical 27, 厂+8, 10 strokes, Cangjie input 一竹日火 (MHAF), four-corner 71296, composition ⿸厂⿱白小)
- 傆, 塬, 嫄, 㟲, 㥳, 源, 獂, 榞, 㷧, 㹉, 縓 (𰬲), 羱, 螈, 謜 (𰵺), 豲, 䝠, 騵 (𫘪), 䴨
- 願 (𫖸), 㟶, 蒝, 厵, 愿
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 162, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2973
- Dae Jaweon: page 368, character 23
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 74, character 9
- Unihan data for U+539F
simp. and trad. 原 2nd round simp. 𰆖 alternative forms 厡邍 “plain”𠫐
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 泉 (“spring”) + 厂 (“cliff”) – a spring bursting from a cliff-side – origin. A conservative variant is 厡, in which water is well visible at the bottom.
The sense “source, origin; basic, primary” is perhaps related to 元 (OC *ŋon, “head; principal; first; great”) (Qiu, 1988). According to Schuessler (2007), in Shijing 原 meant “a plain” as well as “highland”, thus perhaps also related to 元 (OC *ŋon) (see also Qiu, 2000).
元 and 原 had been used interchangeably in the sense “origin” until 原 became favoured in the early Ming dynasty to avoid the name of the Yuan dynasty. Confer 元由, 元來／元来 and 元配.[1]
原
- original; former; primary; prime; virgin 原計劃／原计划 ― yuán jìhuà ― original plan
- primitive; initial; basic; fundamental 原人 ― yuánrén ― primitive man
- unprocessed; raw; crude 原礦／原矿 ― yuánkuàng ― raw ore
- source; origin; beginning 復原／复原 ― fùyuán ― to return to a former state; to restore
- (literary, or in compounds) to forgive; to pardon; to excuse 原諒／原谅 ― yuánliàng ― to forgive 原宥 ― yuányòu ― to forgive 原情 [Hokkien] ― goân-chêng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to forgive
- open country; plain; field; meadow 草原 ― cǎoyuán ― prairie
- originally; formerly; at the beginning 他原是咱們公司的經歷。 [MSC, trad.]他原是咱们公司的经历。 [MSC, simp.]Tā yuán shì zánmen gōngsī de jīnglì. [Pinyin]He was originally the manager of our company.
- alternative form of 塬 (plateau form (especially in northwest China))
- Original form of 源 (yuán, “fountainhead; source; origin; root”). 本原 ― běnyuán ― principle; source; origin
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to trace the source; to probe into
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to originate; to arise
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) again; once again
- a surname, Yuan
- (originally):
- (to forgive):
- “原”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)[2], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014-
(Second grade kyōiku kanji)
- hara: meadow[1]
- moto: original
- tazuneru: to inquire
- yurusu: to pardon a crime
- gen, as a clipping of 原(げん)子(し)力(りょく) (genshiryoku): nuclear power
- Go-on: ごん (gon)
- Kan-on: げん (gen, Jōyō)←げん (gen, historical)←ぐゑん (gwen, ancient)
- Kan’yō-on: がん (gan)←ぐわん (gwan, historical)
- Kun: はら (hara, 原, Jōyō)、たずねる (tazuneru, 原ねる)、もと (moto, 原)、ゆるす (yurusu, 原す)
- Nanori: た (ta)、ばる (baru)、ら (ra)、わた (wata)、わら (wara)
Kanji in this term 原 はらGrade: 2 kun’yomi
From Old Japanese. Found in the Man’yōshū, finished some time after 759 CE. Compare Middle Korean ᄇᆞᆯ〮 (pól, “field, plain”), whence modern 벌 (beol).
- (Tokyo) はら [háꜜrà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- IPA(key): [ha̠ɾa̠]
原(はら) • (hara)
- meadow, plain, field
Specifically refers to a field that is not cultivated.
原(はら) • (Hara)
- a surname
Kanji in this term 原 げんGrade: 2 on’yomi
From Middle Chinese 原 (MC ngjwon, “source; origin; beginning”).
- (Tokyo) げん [géꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞ɴ]
原(げん) • (gen)
- the original thing
原(げん) • (gen-)
- the original 原(げん)文(ぶん)、原(げん)材料(ざいりょう)genbun, gen-zairyōoriginal document, original / raw materials
Possibly related to 原(はら) (hara) or Middle Korean ᄇᆞᆯ〮 (pól, “field, plain”), whence modern 벌 (beol). The proximity of Kyūshū (where this pronunciation is prevalent) to the Korean Peninsula may support the latter connection.
Kanji in this term 原 はるGrade: 2 Kanji in this term 原 ばるGrade: 2
原(はる) or 原(ばる) • (-haru or -baru)
- a suffix used in place names, most commonly in Kyūshū and Okinawa
- “△原”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][3] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015-2026
From Middle Chinese 原 (MC ngjwon).
Historical readings Dongguk Jeongun reading Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 ᅌᅯᆫ (Yale: ngwèn) Middle Korean Text Eumhun Gloss (hun) Reading Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[4] 두던〮 (Yale: twùtén) 원 (Yale: wèn)
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [원]
原 (eumhun 언덕 원 (eondeok won)) 原 (eumhun 근원 원 (geunwon won))
- hanja form? of 원 (“meadow”)
- hanja form? of 원 (“origin”)
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [5]
原: Hán Nôm readings: nguyên, nguyễn
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