Chinese

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former; original; primary
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
 
to appear; to look; form
to appear; to look; form; shape
 
simp. and trad.
(原形)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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原形

  1. original shape; true form
    原形  ―  dǎ huí yuánxíng  ―  back to original form
  2. (derogatory) true colours
    原形畢露原形毕露  ―  yuánxíngbìlù  ―  the true colors have been revealed
  3. (linguistics) dictionary form

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (原形):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 2
けい
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

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(げん)(けい) (genkei

  1. original form
  2. (linguistics) dictionary form

See also

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Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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原形 (wonhyeong) (hangeul 원형)

  1. hanja form? of 원형 (original form)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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原形

  1. chữ Hán form of nguyên hình (original form).