Chinese

原始

/ɥɛn³⁵ ʂɻ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
original; first-hand
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese原 “original; former; primary; prime; virgin”
    • ideaChinese泉 “springwater (Classifier: 口 m; 眼 m)”
      • ideaChinese白 “white”
      • ideaChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
    • ideaChinese厂 “cliff; habitable cave on a cliff”
  • characterChinese始 “beginning; start”
    • meaningChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
    • soundChinese台 “original form of 怡 (yí, “happy, pleased”)”

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