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
to originate; source; to rise
etymology; origin of a word
source of an infection
source of students; supply of students
power cable (of an appliance etc)
origin; source
to have everything going one's way
radiation source
hypocenter; epicenter (of earthquake)
a common origin; homology (biology)
manpower resources (for military service)
source code (computing)
be thankful; remember where help comes from
utopia
Heyuan prefecture-level city in Guangdong
Menyuan, a county in Qinghai, China
uniform resource locator (URL), i.e. web address
uniform resource locator (URL), i.e. web address
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
nonrenewable resource
nonrenewable resource
neutron source
medium depth earthquake (with epicenter 70-300 km deep)