源 yuán
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 原 source, origin, beginning
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
源于
yuányú
to originate from
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 他的创作灵感源于童年的海边生活。 Tā de chuàngzuò línggǎn yuányú tóngnián de hǎibiān shēnghuó. His creative inspiration comes from his childhood life by the sea.
- 这个习惯源于很久以前的一个传说。 Zhège xíguàn yuányú hěn jiǔ yǐqián de yí gè chuánshuō. This custom originates from a legend from long ago.
- 很多误会都源于沟通不够。 Hěn duō wùhuì dōu yuányú gōutōng bú gòu. Many misunderstandings stem from insufficient communication.
Related words
- 电源 diànyuán power supply
- 来源 láiyuán source
- 资源 zīyuán resources
- 能源 néngyuán energy
- 起源 qǐyuán to originate; origin
- 新能源 xīnnéngyuán new energy
- 发源 fāyuán to originate; to rise from
- 发源地 fāyuándì place of origin; source
- 根源 gēnyuán root cause; source; to be rooted in
- 水源 shuǐyuán water source
- 渊源 yuānyuán origin; historical roots
- 源泉 yuánquán source; fountainhead