原型 yuánxíng model
model; prototype; archetype
How to remember 原型: 原 original + 型 pattern = model.
Characters
How it is used
- 'Prototype / archetype / the real-life model behind a fictional character' - 产品原型 (chǎnpǐn yuánxíng) a product prototype; 这个角色的原型是他的老师 (the character is based on his teacher).
- Two threads: the engineering prototype (first working model) and the literary archetype/model. Distinguish from 原形 (yuánxíng, one's true colors/original form).