Combined from Cliff [厂] + Small [小] + White [白] to compose 原: represents "field".
original, primitive, primary, fundamental, raw
original form, base form
original work
atom
original document
principle, general rule
origin (coordinates), starting point
original (text)
atomic bomb
the text, original
crude oil
tableland, plateau
open field, empty lot, plain
manuscript, copy
place of origin, habitat
origin, primeval
principle, theory, fundamental truth
raw materials
field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
cause, source