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Meaning of 源

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源HSK 5
Pinyin: yuán
English Definition: root; source; origin
Chinese Definition:
①水流所从出的地方:河源。泉源。发源。源远流长。源头。
②事物的根由:来源。资源。渊源。能源。起源。策源地。
③姓氏。
Antonyms: 流
Total strokes: 13; Radical: 水
Pictophonetic:原 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
Similar Characters: 傆
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Example Words
资源HSK 5 zī yuán Ziyuan county in Guilin 桂林 , Guangxi
资源HSK 5 zī yuán natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)
能源HSK 5 néng yuán energy; power source; Classifiers: 个
来源HSK 6 lái yuán source (of information etc); origin
源头 yuán tóu source; fountainhead
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Example Sentences
1
生命之源在于水
。
Water is the source of all life.
2
请务必关掉电源
。
Please turn off the power supply
3
小心
!
这个电器还插着电源
。
Be careful! The appliance is still plugged in.
4
我们需要更多的资源
。
We need more resources.
5
我们必须合理使用资源
。
We must make rational use of resources.