| 1 | 资源 | 資源 | zī yuán | Zi1 yuan2 | natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism); Ziyuan county in Guilin 桂林 , Guangxi | | |
| 2 | 能源 | 能源 | néng yuán | neng2 yuan2 | energy; power source; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 3 | 来源 | 來源 | lái yuán | lai2 yuan2 | Laiyuan county in Baoding 保定 , Hebei; source (of information etc); origin | | |
| 4 | 源 | 源 | yuán | yuan2 | root; source; origin | | |
| 5 | 起源 | 起源 | qǐ yuán | qi3 yuan2 | origin; to originate; to come from | | |
| 6 | 电源 | 電源 | diàn yuán | dian4 yuan2 | electric power source | | |
| 7 | 根源 | 根源 | gēn yuán | gen1 yuan2 | origin; root (cause) | | |
| 8 | 水源 | 水源 | shuǐ yuán | shui3 yuan2 | water source; water supply; headwaters of a river | | |
| 9 | 自然资源 | 自然資源 | zì rán zī yuán | zi4 ran2 zi1 yuan2 | natural resource | | |
| 10 | 源泉 | 源泉 | yuán quán | yuan2 quan2 | fountainhead; well-spring; water source; fig. origin | | |
| 11 | 光源 | 光源 | guāng yuán | guang1 yuan2 | light source | | |
| 12 | 来源于 | 來源於 | lái yuán yú | lai2 yuan2 yu2 | to originate in | | |
| 13 | 水资源 | 水資源 | shuǐ zī yuán | shui3 zi1 yuan2 | water resources; drinking water | | |
| 14 | 渊源 | 淵源 | yuān yuán | yuan1 yuan2 | origin; source; relationship | | |
| 15 | 货源 | 貨源 | huò yuán | huo4 yuan2 | supply of goods | | |
| 16 | 源于 | 源於 | yuán yú | yuan2 yu2 | has its origins in | | |
| 17 | 发源 | 發源 | fā yuán | fa1 yuan2 | to rise; to originate; source; derivation | | |
| 18 | 外源凝集素 | 外源凝集素 | wài yuán níng jí sù | wai4 yuan2 ning2 ji2 su4 | (biochemistry) lectin | | |
| 19 | 电源供应器 | 電源供應器 | diàn yuán gōng yìng qì | dian4 yuan2 gong1 ying4 qi4 | power supply (of an appliance etc); power supply (of an appliance etc) | | |
| 20 | 左右逢源 | 左右逢源 | zuǒ yòu féng yuán | zuo3 you4 feng2 yuan2 | lit. to strike water right and left (idiom); fig. to turn everything into gold; to have everything going one's way; to benefit from both sides | | |
| 21 | 沧源佤族自治县 | 滄源佤族自治縣 | cāng yuán wǎ zú zì zhì xiàn | Cang1 yuan2 Wa3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4 | Cangyuan Va Autonomous County in Lincang 临沧 , Yunnan | | |
| 22 | 财源枯竭 | 財源枯竭 | cái yuán kū jié | cai2 yuan2 ku1 jie2 | The resources are exhausted. (idiom) | | |
| 23 | 财源滚滚 | 財源滾滾 | cái yuán gǔn gǔn | cai2 yuan2 gun3 gun3 | profits pouring in from all sides (idiom); raking in money; bonanza | | |
| 24 | 兵源 | 兵源 | bīng yuán | bing1 yuan2 | manpower resources (for military service); sources of troops | | |
| 25 | 本源 | 本源 | běn yuán | ben3 yuan2 | origin; source | | |