源(yuán)

HSK 413 strokes

root

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Character information

Pinyin
yuán
Meaning
root; source; origin
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 源 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵原

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 原 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ原yuán

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 源 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 源

Common words using 源 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

lái来yuán源
HSK 4

source (of information etc); origin

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lái来yuán源yú于
HSK 7-9

to originate in

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rǔ乳yuán源

see 乳源瑶族自治县

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guāng光yuán源

light source

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sān三jiāng江yuán源

Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the hea…

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shì世wài外táo桃yuán源

see 桃花源[tao2 hua1 yuan2]

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chuán传rǎn染yuán源

source of an infection

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bīng兵yuán源

manpower resources (for military service)

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 源’s common words

来于乳光三江世外

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