原来 yuánlái Original

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Traditional: 原來

Stroke order

原来 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

原来 — the Chinese character for Original (yuánlái), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 原来 — Original

原 — 10 strokes
来 — 7 strokes

Senses

original; former
originally; formerly; at first
so, actually, as it turns out

Characters in 原来

原 yuán — former; original; primary
来 lái — to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); for the past (amount of time)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

原来 is pronounced yuánlái and means “Original”.

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