Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 原 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
源
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
源
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
源
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
源
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
源
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
源
Regular
Modern
Chinese
源 [yuán]
root; source; origin
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
源 あつし
Atsushi given name
源 げん
Gen surname
源 げんじ
Genji unclassified name
源 さちえ
Sachie unclassified name
源 さちこ
Sachiko unclassified name
源 さちみ
Sachimi unclassified name
源 はじむ
Hajimu surname
源 はじめ
Hajime surnamegiven name
源 みなと
Minato surnamegiven name
源 みなもと
Minamoto surname
源 みなもとの
Minamotono surname
源 もと
Moto surname
源 もとし
Motoshi surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
资源 [Zīyuán] #4,047
Ziyuan county in Guilin 桂林[Guìlín], Guangxi
资源 [Zīyuán] #4,047
Ziyuan county in Guilin 桂林[Guìlín], Guangxi
来源 [láiyuán] #3,511
source (of information etc)
能源 [néngyuán] #4,953
energy
电源 [diànyuán] #5,588
electric power source
电源 [diànyuán] #5,588
electric power source
源头 [yuántóu] #8,178
source
源头 [yuántóu] #8,178
source
源自 [yuánzì] #8,526
to originate from
水源 [shuǐyuán] #11,360
water source
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
根元 [ねもと] #6,069
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.)
⭐ 電源 [でんげん] #7,559
source of electricity
⭐ 資源 [しげん] #11,815
resources
⭐ 根源 [こんげん] #12,852
root
⭐ 起源 [きげん] #18,451
origin
光源 [こうげん] #19,360
light source
情報源 [じょうほうげん] #20,720
source of information
⭐ 源泉 [げんせん] #21,605
source (of a spring, etc.)
発生源 [はっせいげん] #22,360
source
電源を切る [でんげんをきる] #23,484
to turn off power
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