源 (jyun4 | yuan2) : source; root

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源

jyun4

yuan2

source; root; origin; fountainhead

Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

源

This word has been viewed 11942 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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語源學 jyu5 jyun4 hok6 = etymology

能源保護 nang4 jyun4 bou2 wu6 = energy conservation

能源 nang4 jyun4 neng2 yuan2 = energy source; source of energy

再生能源 zoi3 sang1 nang4 jyun4 = renewable energy sources

水源 seoi2 jyun4 shui3 yuan2 = water source; river source

飲水思源 jam2 seoi2 si1 jyun4 yin3 shui3 si1 yuan2 = to not forget one's origins

源泉 jyun4 cyun4 yuan2 quan2 = source

資源 zi1 jyun4 zi1 yuan2 = resources

起源 hei2 jyun4 qi3 yuan2 = to originate from; to come from; origin

電源 din6 jyun4 dian4 yuan2 = electrical power source
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Decimal representation of this word: 源
Unicode code for this character: U+6e90 (off-site link)

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