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同源

tóng yuán

2-character word

What 同源 means

1. homology (biology)
2. a common origin

The characters in 同源

• 同tónglike; same; similar
• 源yuánroot; source; origin

Words starting with 同源

• 同源词tóng yuán cícognate; words having a common origin

Words containing 同源

• 药食同源yào shí tóng yuánlit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)…

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