Chinese

原料

/ɥɛn³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
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  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 6

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Lineage

  • 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料 “to anticipate; to predict; to foresee; to expect”
    • ideaChinese米 “hulled or husked uncooked rice (Classifier: 粒 m c mn; 顆／颗 m)”
    • ideaChinese斗 “a dipper or cup-like object, used in ancient China as a wine vessel”

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