Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
源
yuán
Description
"源"的意思是水流开始的地方，也可以指事情或东西开始的地方。
这个字常常和别的字一起用，比如"来源"和"资源"。
Meanings
源yuán
source; origin (of a river or thing)
这条河的源在山里。
来源láiyuán
source; where something comes from
这个消息的来源很可靠。
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Notes
- Etymology
源 combines the water radical 氵 with 原 (plain/origin), meaning a water source.
- Nuance
rarely used alone in speech; usually appears in compounds like 来源 or 资源.
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