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源头

yuán tóu

2-character word Traditional 源頭

What 源头 means

1. source; origin; fountainhead

The characters in 源头

• 源yuánroot; source; origin
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top

Example sentences

• 我今天有点不舒服。那户井水是许多疾病的源头。
  Wǒ jīntiān yǒudiǎn bù shūfu. nà hù jǐng shuǐ shì xǔduō jíbìng de yuántóu.
  I don't feel well today. That well water is the cause of many illnesses.

Sounds the same

Read yuán tóu, tone for tone, but written differently.

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