源 yuán

spring; source, root, head; surname

HSK 4 13 strokes Radical 氵 Sound + meaning 14 words

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氵meaningshuǐwater 原soundyuánsource, origin, beginning

How it works

氵 hints at the meaning (water), and 原 yuán hints at the sound.

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Words with 源

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HSK 4 · 3

资源

zīyuán

natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)

来源

láiyuán

source (of information etc); origin

电源

diànyuán

electric power source

HSK 7–9 · 11

能源

néngyuán

energy; power source

源头

yuántóu

source; fountainhead

水源

shuǐyuán

water source; water supply; headwaters of a river

源于

yuányú

has its origins in

根源

gēnyuán

origin; root (cause)

来源于

láiyuányú

to originate in

起源

qǐyuán

origin; to originate; to come from

源泉

yuánquán

fountainhead; well-spring; water source

源源不断

yuányuánbùduàn

a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream

渊源

yuānyuán

origin; source; relationship