原先 yuánxiān▶ Original

Stroke order

原先 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 原 — 10 strokes
• 先 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. originally
2. original
3. former

Related words

• 优先primero
• 先前previamente
• 先进avanzado
• 原告acusador
• 原始Original
• 原理principio

原先 is pronounced yuánxiān and means “Original”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 原先 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.