Memory phrase for the character: 元

元

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Meaning

origin, source

Pronunciation

 GEN, GAN
moto

Explanation

 Top: two 二, bottom: legs 儿

Mnemonic
 
Two legs have the same origin.

Radicals

元 origin, sourceThey start in the body's trunk: Thus, the two 二 legs 儿 have the same origin.
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 Vocabulary

元 もと  origin, original, former
元日 がんじつ  New Years Day
元気 げんき  health(y),vigor, energy, vitality, spirit
紀元前 きげんぜん  pre-era, BC (before Christ)
元年 がんねん  first year (of a specific reign)
元素 げんそ  chemical element
地元 じもと  local
元々 もともと  originally, by nature, from the start
元来 がんらい  originally, primarily, essentially, logically, naturally

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