源

yuán

yuánspelled as üan · 2nd tone — spelling rules

root · source

Radical: 氵 Strokes: 13

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

海清法流游治河沙江油波深

Same radical

海清法流游治河沙江油波深没活洋

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Character Decomposition

源=氵+原

Etymology

water

Meanings

root

source

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yuán

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Words with 源 327 total

to rise · to originate · source · derivation发源fā yuán financial resources · source of revenue财源cái yuán electric power source电源diàn yuán origin · source本源běn yuán manpower resources (for military service) · sources of troops兵源bīng yuán etymology · origin of a word词源cí yuán cause of disease病源bìng yuán supply of goods货源huò yuán to establish additional sources of revenue · (computing) open-source (abbr. for kāi fàng yuán mǎ)开源kāi yuán heat source热源rè yuán nectar source蜜源mì yuán origin · to originate · to come from起源qǐ yuán water source · water supply · headwaters of a river水源shuǐ yuán homology (biology) · a common origin同源tóng yuán

Idioms with 源 61 total Chain

lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending · to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure开源节流kāi yuán jié liú

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