Meaning
root; source; origin
Chinese: 来源、源头。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yuan” becomes a different word in each tone. 源 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 资源zī yuánnatural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)
- 来源lái yuánsource (of information etc); origin
- 电源diàn yuánelectric power source
- 能源néng yuánenergy sources; energy
- 源于yuán yúhas its origins in
Example Sentence
水是生命的源泉。Shuǐ shì shēng mìng de yuán quán.Water is the source of life.
水ShuǐShui ethnic group是shìis生命shēng mìngliving being的deof源泉yuán quánfountainhead。