源 yuán

spring; source, head; surname

HSK 5 #670

DEFINITIONS

  • spring
  • source, head
  • surname
  • root
  • source
  • origin

STROKES

WORDS

发源 fā yuán to rise; to originate; source; derivation
词源 cí yuán etymology; origin of a word
传染源 chuán rǎn yuán source of an infection
生源 shēng yuán supply of students; source of students
电源线 diàn yuán xiàn power cable (of an appliance etc)
本源 běn yuán origin; source
桃源 táo yuán Taoyuan county in Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan; Taoyuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan; see 桃花源[tao2 hua1 yuan2]
左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán lit. to strike water right and left (idiom); fig. to turn everything into gold; to have everything going one's way; to benefit from both sides
放射源 fàng shè yuán radiation source
震源 zhèn yuán epicenter (of earthquake); hypocenter
同源 tóng yuán homology (biology); a common origin
兵源 bīng yuán manpower resources (for military service); sources of troops
源程序 yuán chéng xù source code (computing)
饮水思源 yǐn shuǐ sī yuán lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring; Don't forget where your happiness come from.; Be grateful for all your blessings!
桃花源 táo huā yuán the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity; utopia
河源 hé yuán Heyuan prefecture-level city in Guangdong
门源 mén yuán Menyuan Hui autonomous county in Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海北藏族自治州[Hai3 bei3 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
一致资源定址器 yī zhì zī yuán dìng zhǐ qì uniform resource locator (URL), i.e. web address
一致資源定址器 yī zhì zī yuán dìng zhǐ qì uniform resource locator (URL), i.e. web address
三江源 sān jiāng yuán Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the headwaters of Changjiang or Yangtze, Huanghe or Yellow River and Lancang or Mekong River
不可再生资源 bù kě zài shēng zī yuán nonrenewable resource
不可再生資源 bù kě zài shēng zī yuán nonrenewable resource
世外桃花源 shì wài táo huā yuán see 桃花源[tao2 hua1 yuan2]
中子源 zhōng zǐ yuán neutron source
中源地震 zhōng yuán dì zhèn medium depth earthquake (with epicenter 70-300 km deep)
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