源

yuán

Meanings

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yuán

1.root
2.source
3.origin

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Wiktionary

1.source of a river; headwaters; headspring; fountainhead
2.source; origin; root
3.a surname

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ŋʷan) and ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 原 (OC *ŋʷan, “origin”).

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Stroke order

Components

源氵原

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

這箇詞源於拉丁語。
This word comes from Latin.
金錢是一切罪惡之源。
Money is the root of all evil.
我們國家必須開發自然資源。
Our country must develop its natural resources.
日本並不擁有豐富的自然資源。
Japan is not rich in natural resources.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Related words

资源 natural resource (such as water or minerals)资源 see 资源县[Zī yuán Xiàn]来源 source (of information etc)能源 energy sources; energy 电源 electric power source 源头 source; origin; fountainhead 水源 water source 源于 has its origins in 根源 origin 起源 origin 源泉 fountainhead 渊源 origin