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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 原由

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
原由 yuán yóu - variant of 緣由|缘由[yuan2 you2]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 46,984 37,602 46,922

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
原 yuán- surname Yuan
- (Japanese surname) Hara
原 yuán- former
- original
- primary
- raw
- level
- cause
- source
由 yóu- to follow
- from
- because of; due to
- by; via; through
- (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...

Other Words Containing 原由

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
原由 - - 46,984 37,602 46,922