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
源远流长
yuányuǎnliúcháng
to have a long history; to have deep roots
Characters in this word
远 yuǎn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 元 first
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
流 liú
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 㐬 pennant
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
长 cháng
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 长 — long, lasting
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 中医药文化源远流长，现代研究仍需以严谨证据为基础。 Zhōngyīyào wénhuà yuányuǎn liúcháng, xiàndài yánjiū réng xū yǐ yánjǐn zhèngjù wéi jīchǔ. Traditional Chinese medicine culture has a long history, but modern research still needs to be based on rigorous evidence.
- 这座古镇的历史源远流长，每年吸引很多游客。 Zhè zuò gǔzhèn de lìshǐ yuányuǎn liúcháng, měinián xīyǐn hěn duō yóukè. This old town has a history stretching back over centuries and attracts many tourists every year.
- 我们家的传统源远流长，过年时全家都聚在一起。 Wǒmen jiā de chuántǒng yuányuǎn liúcháng, guònián shí quánjiā dōu jù zài yìqǐ. Our family traditions go back a long way; at New Year the whole family gathers together.
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
- 源于 yuányú to originate from
- 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