源
Character
root
Meaning
yuán
yuan2- root CC-CEDICT
- source CC-CEDICT
- origin CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 13 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 源
Draw “源” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
这条河的源头在山上。
zhè tiáo hé de yuán tóu zài shān shàng
This river starts in the mountains.
AI-generated sentence
我在网上找信息的来源。
wǒ zài wǎng shàng zhǎo xìn xī de lái yuán
I look for where information comes from online.
AI-generated sentence
水从这里源源不断地流出来。
shuǐ cóng zhè lǐ yuán yuán bù duàn de liú chū lái
Water keeps flowing out from here without stopping.
AI-generated sentence
Words with 源
See all 196 →源于yuán yúto come from something; to have something as a startWordHSK 7–9源头yuán tóuthe place where a river startsWordHSK 7–9源泉yuán quána spring; the place where water comes up from the groundWordHSK 7–9源源不断yuán yuán bù duàncoming or flowing one after another, without stoppingWordHSK 7–9源流yuán liú(of watercourses) source and courseWord源点yuán diǎnsourceWord源码yuán mǎsource code (computing)Word源自yuán zìto originate fromWord源起yuán qǐto originateWord源代码yuán dài mǎsource code (computing)Word