yuán

origin; source; root

HSK 5 #670

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 670th character
Radical ⽔ (85.10)
Strokes 13
Index # 3008

Definitions

源 yuán
  1. 1. origin
  2. 2. source
  3. 3. root

Stroke order

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Words containing 源

Word Meaning
Liaoyuan, a city in Jilin, northeast China
Liaoyuan, a city in Jilin, northeast China
Liaoyuan City in Jilin, northeast China
Liaoyuan city in Jilin, northeast China
Money is the root of all evil.
Money is the root of all evil.
Zhenyuan county in Yunnan
Zhenyuan county in Yunnan
Menyuan County in Qinghai
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, Qinghai
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, Qinghai
Menyuan County, Hui area in Qinghai
Menyuan County in Qinghai, China
open source (computing)
open source (computing)
open source software (OSS)
open source software (OSS)
to expand one's financial resources
to expand one's financial resources
increase income and cut costs
lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending
electric power source
power supply (of an appliance etc)