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  *元* | 元* | *元
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first; original; primary / (bound form) basic; fundamental / (bound form) constituent; part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument; variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon
HSK 1
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  *本* | 本* | *本
(bound form) root; stem / (bound form) origin; source / (bound form) one's own; this / (bound form) this; the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally; initially / capital; principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
HSK 1
original; former / originally; formerly; at first / so, actually, as it turns out
HSK 2
original / originally / at first / it goes without saying / of course
HSK 3
singing voice / fig. original voice of a poet
HSK 3
first / primary / initial / original / at first / initially / originally
HSK 4
original / former
HSK 5
originally / original / former
HSK 5
first / original / primitive / original (document etc)
HSK 5
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  *原* | 原* | *原
former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source
HSK 6
to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern noun的命) / CL:
HSK 7-9
to restore to the original state / to reconstruct (an event) / reduction (chemistry)
HSK 7-9
to create (sth original) / original / originality / original work
HSK 7-9
material object / concrete object / original object / in kind / object for practical use / definite thing / reality / matter (physics)
HSK 7-9
originally / original
HSK 7-9
ancestral hometown / original domicile (and civil registration)
HSK 7-9
lit. new bud / fig. new and original
HSK 7-9
(in) the original place / the place where one currently is / place of origin / local (product)
HSK 7-9
restitution / return of something to its original owner / remittance
HSK 7-9
original intention
HSK 7-9
original idea / real intention / etymon
HSK 7-9
original; authentic
HSK 7-9
genuine / intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged)
HSK 7-9
(of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape / (fig.) to rebound / to bounce back
source material / original story
original
original / primary / native / indigenous / proto- / stock (firmware)
(skincare regimen) Vitamin C in the morning, Vitamin A in the evening (original meaning) / (jocular) coffee in the morning, alcohol in the evening
original drawing, map or picture (as opposed to a copy or a modified version)
OEM (original equipment manufacturer)
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  *复* | 复* | *复
to go and return / to return / to resume / to return to a normal or original state / to repeat / again / to recover / to restore / to turn over / to reply / to answer / to reply to a letter / to retaliate / to carry out
original works / original text / original author
original price
original production / native to (of species)
original shape / the same as before
primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology) / (of a situation) confused; chaotic / (of a person) muddle-headed; simple-minded
original poster (in an online forum) / landlord of a building (traditional)
original meaning / original intention
original work (not translation or abridged)
manuscript / original copy
original position / (in) the same place / normal position / the place where one currently is / in situ
to put sth back where it belongs / to return to the original position / to return to one's seat (in a classroom)
original name
to restore sb or sth to its original position / to regain the throne / to reset (a dislocated joint, an electronic device etc) / reset
original meaning / literal sense
earth-shattering / breakthrough / remarkable and original work
the original form
original sin
previous condition / original state
to gain popularity beyond the original niche community or fan base; to go mainstream
to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path / to break fresh ground
(Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity) / the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar / (of a monk who has the ability to appear in multiple places at the same time) the honored one himself (contrasted with his alternate forms, 分身) / (fig.) (jocular) the genuine article / the real McCoy / the man himself / the woman herself / the original manifestation of sth (not a spin-off or a clone)
initial / original / originally / at first
original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity
herbaceous / original draft (of a manuscript etc)
original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character
to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality / to adopt an original approach
original and ingenious (idiom) / to show great creativity
ink marks / original calligraphy or painting of famous person
(idiom) to display one's facility with words / to show off one's literary skills / (original meaning) to pervert the law by playing with legal phraseology ( was a reference to 繩墨|绳墨)
original spot / previous place / where it was before
many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose
to return to one's original trade / to put (a business etc) under the administration of the relevant central authority / (the) relevant (department in charge of sth)
original text
one's old self / one's original self / what one has always been
authentic / original
an original idea
lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column / to replace the original with a fake / to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)
difficult / challenging / original
business in which a company has traditionally engaged (e.g. before diversifying) / original business / core business / (literary) agriculture
sb's original handwriting or painting
to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)
original form
lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning) / incomprehensible nonsense / preposterous bullshit
original (of a document) / reserved copy (of a library book)
not follow the beaten track / have an original style
(one's) original intention, aspiration etc / (Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. having an attitude of openness when studying a subject just as a beginner in that subject would)
to use (sth) for a purpose other than its original one; to adapt (tools, methods etc) for another purpose
(idiom) to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests (original form of the expression 與虎謀皮|与虎谋皮)
former residence / one's original home
(idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
to sing the original version of a song (as opposed to a cover version) / singer who performs the original version of a song
Xu Shen (-147) the compiler of the original Han dynasty dictionary Shuowen Jiezi 說文解字|说文解字
original path / essay by Tang philosopher Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈
the original name of 孫中山|孙中山, Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党
highly intelligent / original and unique
original form of a Chinese character
to restore sth to its original state
original meaning
Hu Shi (1891-1962), original proponent of writing in colloquial Chinese 白話文|白话文
to replace a lost or damaged SIM card, retaining one's original telephone number / SIM replacement
actual sin (Christian notion, as opposed to original sin 原罪)
Zheng coding / original Chinese character coding based on component shapes, created by Zheng Yili 鄭易里|郑易里, underlying most stroke-based Chinese input methods / also called common coding 字根通用碼|字根通用码
original source / place of origin / provenance
original cast / former team
(law) to amend a judgment; to commute / (in a contest or exam) to change the original decision or score
to affirm the original sentence (law)
tweet (on Twitter) / (HK, Tw) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / to reply to original poster (or recommend a post) on PTT bulletin board
lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it / fig. to misinterpret the original meaning / to pile up errors / refers to the letter from capital of in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of as "promote the wise"
old growth forest / primary forest / original forest cover

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