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  jyun4   jyutping
  yuan2   pinyin
source; root; origin; fountainhead


noun
Stroke count: 13
Level: 1
Radical: (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 11990 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Feb 2011 01:36

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detail  jyu5 jyun4 hok6   = etymology
detail  nang4 jyun4 bou2 wu6   = energy conservation
detail  nang4 jyun4  neng2 yuan2 = energy source; source of energy
detail  zoi3 sang1 nang4 jyun4   = renewable energy sources
detail  seoi2 jyun4  shui3 yuan2 = water source; river source
detail  jam2 seoi2 si1 jyun4  yin3 shui3 si1 yuan2 = to not forget one's origins
detail  jyun4 cyun4  yuan2 quan2 = source
detail  zi1 jyun4  zi1 yuan2 = resources
detail  hei2 jyun4  qi3 yuan2 = to originate from; to come from; origin
detail  din6 jyun4  dian4 yuan2 = electrical power source
detail  loi4 jyun4  lai2 yuan2 = [1] source (of information, etc), [2] origin
detail  gan1 jyun4  gen1 yuan2 = origin; root
detail  piu3 jyun4  piao4 yuan2 = sources of votes (common formation)
detail  jat1 zi3 zi1 jyun4 ding6 zi2 hei3  yi1 zhi4 zi1 yuan2 ding4 zhi3 qi4 = uniform resource locator (URL)
detail  zung1 zi2 jyun4  zhong1 zi3 yuan2 = neutron source
detail  zyu2 jiu3 loi4 jyun4  zhu3 yao4 lai2 yuan2 = main source
detail  seon3 sik1 zi1 jyun4  xin4 xi2 zi1 yuan2 = information resource
detail  noi6 jyun4  nei4 yuan2 = source
detail  hat6 nang4 jyun4  he2 neng2 yuan2 = nuclear power
detail  bat1 ho2 zoi3 sang1 dik1 nang4 jyun4  bu4 ke3 zai4 sheng1 de5 neng2 yuan2 = non-renewable energy source
detail  nang4 jyun4 ngai4 gei1  neng2 yuan2 wei1 ji1 = energy crisis
detail  bat1 ho2 gang1 san1 zi1 jyun4   = non-renewable resources
detail  zoi3 sang1 zi1 jyun4  zai4 sheng1zi1 yuan2 = regenerative resources
detail  beng6 jyun4   = source of a virus
detail  jyun4 tau4   = source
detail  gwong1 jyun4  guang1 yuan2 = light source
detail  jyun4 zi6   = flow from, proceed from
detail  jan4 lik6 zi1 jyun4  ren2 li4 zi1 yuan2 = human resources (common formation)
detail  zi6 jin4 zi1 jyun4  zi4 ran2 zi1 yuan2 = natural resource (common formation)
detail  tin1 jin4 zi1 jyun4  tian1 ran2 zi1 yuan2 = natural resources
detail  hyut3 jyun4   = same blood
detail  haak3 jyun4  ke4 yuan2 = passenger origin, passenger source
detail  coi4 jyun4  cai2 yuan2 = financial resources; source of revenue
detail  hoi1 jyun4 zit3 lau4   = to increase income and save on spending
detail  jyun4 jyu1  yuan2 yu2 = originate from; stem from
detail  coi4 jyun4 gwong2 zeon3  cai2 yuan2 guang3 jin4 = (making) plenty of money
detail  faat3 jyun4  fa1 yuan2 = begin from; originate from
detail  ngoi6 jyun4  wai4 yuan2 = exogenous
detail  ho2 zoi3 sang1 dik1 nang4 jyun4  ke3 zai4 sheng1 de5 neng2 yuan2 = renewable energy source
detail  dai1 aat3 din6 jyun4  di1 ya1 dian4 yuan2 = [電] low voltage power supply
detail  zik6 lau4 din6 jyun4  zhi2 liu2 dian4 yuan2 = DC power supply
detail  zit3 joek3 nang4 jyun4  jie2 yue1 neng2 yuan2 = [phys.] conservation of energy
detail  fu3 jyun4  fu4 yuan2 = Fuyuan (place in Yunnan)
detail  ging1 jyun4  jing1 yuan2 = Jingyuan (place in Ningxia)
detail  gu1 jyun4  gu1 yuan2 = Guyuan (place in Hebei)
detail  ho4 jyun4  he2 yuan2 = Heyuan (city in Guangdong)
detail  hon3 jyun4  han4 yuan2 = Hanyuan (place in Sichuan)
detail  ji5 jyun4  er3 yuan2 = Eryuan (place in Yunnan)
detail  lin4 jyun4  lian2 yuan2 = Lianyuan (city in Hunan)
detail  lin4 jyun4 dei6 keoi1  lian2 yuan2 di4 qu1 = Lianyuan district (district in Hunan)
detail  liu4 jyun4  liao2 yuan2 = Liaoyuan (city in Jilin)
detail  loi4 jyun4 jyun6  lai2 yuan2 xian4 = Laiyuan county (county in Beijing)
detail  wan4 jyun4  hun2 yuan2 = Hunyuan (place in Shanxi)
detail  wong4 jyun4  huang2 yuan2 = Huangyuan (place in Qinghai)
detail  zai3 jyun4  ji4 yuan2 = Jiyuan (city in Henan)
detail  ling4 jyun4  ling2 yuan2 = Lingyuan (city in Liaoning)
detail  mou6 jyun4  wu4 yuan2 = Wuyuan (place in Jiangxi)
detail  san1 jyun4  xin1 yuan2 = Xinyuan (place in Xinjiang)
detail  tou4 jyun4  tao2 yuan2 = Taoyuan (place in Hunan)
detail  tou4 jyun4 hoeng1  tao2 yuan2 xiang1 = Taoyuan (village in Taiwan)
detail  gin6 hong1 zi1 seon3 zi1 jyun4 zung1 sam1   = Healthy Information Resource Centre
detail  seoi2 zi1 jyun4 gun2 lei5 zing3 caak3   = a Total Water Management policy
detail  zi1 jyun4 zang1 zik6 gai3 waak6   = Enhanced Productivity Programme
detail  bat1 ho2 zoi3 sang1 zi1 jyun4  bu4 ke3 zai4 sheng1 zi1 yuan2 = non-renewable resources (common formation)
detail  gou1 cang4 zi1 jyun4 wui6 ji5   = a "star chamber" (common formation)
detail  ci4 jyun4  ci2 yuan2 = Ciyuan, a Chinese/Chinese dictionary
detail  hoi1 jyun4   = open source (referring to software)
detail  hoi1 jyun4 jyun5 gin6*2   = open source software (OSS) (also just 開源)
detail  jyun1 jyun4  yuan1 yuan2 = origin; source
detail  zung2 zuk6 jyun1 jyun4  zhong3 zu2 yuan1 yuan2 = ethnicity
detail  jyun4 si6 mat6 jyu5  yuan2 shi4 wu4 yu3 = The Tale of Genji
detail  sai3 ngoi6 tou4 jyun4  shi4 wai4 tao2 yuan2 = Garden of the Peaches of Immortality
detail  jyu5 jyun4 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6  ru3 yuan2 yao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Ruyuan Yaozu autonomous county (county in Guangdong)
detail  sou3 maa5 gong2 zi1 seon3 zi1 jyun4 zung1 sam1   = the Cyberport iResource Centre
detail  mong5 soeng6 tau4 zi1 ze2 zi1 jyun4 zung1 sam1   = Electronic Investor Resources Centre
detail  joek6 mat6 gaau3 juk6 zi1 jyun4 zung1 sam1   = Drug Education Resource Centre

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