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源

yuán

HSK 5 Character

What 源 means

1. root
2. source
3. origin

Example sentences

• 源代码有没有？
  Yuándàimǎ yǒuméiyǒu?
  Do you have the source code?
• 那个字源于希腊。
  Nàge zìyuán yú Xīlà.
  That word is of Greek origin.
• 水是生命的源泉。
  Shuǐ shì shēngmìng de yuánquán.
  Life cannot exist without water.
• 恐惧来源于未知。
  Kǒngjù láiyuányú wèizhī.
  Fear comes from the unknown.
• 那个词源于希腊。
  Nàge cí yuányú Xīlà.
  That word is of Greek origin.
• 佛教起源于印度。
  Buddhism had its beginnings in India.

Words starting with 源

• 源泉yuán quánfountainhead; well-spring; water source
• 源于yuán yúhas its origins in
• 源头yuán tóusource; origin; fountainhead
• 源自yuán zìto originate from
• 源源不断yuán yuán bù duàn(idiom) in an unending stream; continuous
• 源远流长yuán yuǎn liú cháng(idiom) of long standing; with a long history; stretching back to ancient times
• 源流yuán liú(of watercourses) source and course; origin and development
• 源起yuán qǐto originate
• 源点yuán diǎnsource
• 源程序yuán chéng xùsource code (computing)
• 源器官yuán qì guānsource organ
• 源城区Yuán chéng QūYuancheng, a district of Heyuan City 河源市
• 源码yuán mǎsource code (computing)
• 源代码yuán dài mǎsource code (computing)
• 源汇区Yuán huì QūYuanhui, a district of Luohe City 漯河市
• 源赖朝Yuán Lài cháoMINAMOTO no Yoritomo (1147-1199), Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura shogunate…
• 源氏物语Yuán shì Wù yǔThe Tale of Genji, classic Japanese novel by Murasaki Shikibu (c. 11th century)
• 源源本本yuán yuán běn běnvariant of 原原本本
• 源城Yuán chéngsee 源城区
• 源汇Yuán huìsee 源汇区

Words containing 源

• 资源zī yuánnatural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)
• 来源lái yuánsource (of information etc); origin
• 能源néng yuánenergy sources; energy
• 电源diàn yuánelectric power source
• 起源qǐ yuánorigin; to originate; to come from
• 根源gēn yuánorigin; root (cause)
• 来源于lái yuán yúto originate in
• 渊源yuān yuánorigin; source; relationship
• 水源shuǐ yuánwater source; water supply; headwaters of a river
• 生源shēng yuánsupply of students; source of students
• 桃花源táo huā yuánthe Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity; utopia
• 发源地fā yuán dìplace of origin; birthplace; source
• 自然资源zì rán zī yuánnatural resource
• 开源kāi yuánto establish additional sources of revenue; (computing) open-source (abbr. for 开放源码
• 财源cái yuánfinancial resources; source of revenue
• 货源huò yuánsupply of goods
• 光源guāng yuánlight source
• 客源kè yuánsource of customers
• 发源fā yuánto rise; to originate; source
• 本源běn yuánorigin; source
• 溯源sù yuánto investigate the origin of sth; to trace a river upstream back to its source
• 同源tóng yuánhomology (biology); a common origin
• 左右逢源zuǒ yòu féng yuánlit. to strike water right and left (idiom); fig. to turn everything into gold…
• 内源nèi yuánsource

Characters built on 原

These share the phonetic component 原 (yuán), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 愿yuànhonest and prudent; variant of 愿
• 螈yuánsalamander; newt
• 塬yuánplateau, esp. Loess Plateau of northwest China 黄土高原

Characters that look like 源

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 握wòto hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control
• 旗qíflag; variant of 旗
• 颖yǐnghead of grain; husk; tip
• 湄méi(literary) shore; coast; bank
• 辗zhǎnused in 辗转
• 搡sǎngto push forcefully; to shove

Sounds the same

Read yuán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 元currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary…
• 员(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity; (bound form) member…
• 原former; original; primary
• 园land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation…
• 圆circle; round; circular
• 援to help; to assist; to aid
• 缘cause; reason; karma
• 辕shaft of a cart or carriage; (bound form) entrance gate of a military camp or yamen…
• 袁long robe (old)
• 猿ape
• 媛used in 婵媛
• 垣wall