Memory phrase for the character: 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
 
The water has its origin at the: origin/spring.

Radicals

氵 Water
厂 cliff
泉 spring, sourcesometimes used as 原
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 Vocabulary

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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