Memory phrase for the Kanji: 源
源
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Meaning
source, origin (of a river), reason
Pronunciation
yuán
Explanation
Left: water 氵, right: origin, source 原 (At the cliff 厂, the "small spring" [spring 泉 & small 小] has its origin.)
Mnemonic
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The water has its origin at the: origin/spring.
Radicals
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Vocabulary
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贪婪是万恶之源
tān lán shì wàn è zhī yuán
Greed is the root of all evil.
追根溯源
zhuī gēn sù yuán
to pursue sth back to its origins; to trace back to the source; to get to the bottom of sth
逆流溯源
nì liú sù yuán
to go back to the source
渊源
yuān yuán
origin; source; relationship
源泉
yuán quán
fountainhead; well-spring; water source; fig. origin
光源
guāng yuán
light source
光源
guāng yuán
光源
guāng yuán
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