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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。
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Total strokes: 13; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (water) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
资源 yuán Ziyuan county in Guilin 桂林 , Guangxi
资源 yuán natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)
能源 néng yuán energy; power source; Classifiers:
来源 lái yuán source (of information etc); origin
源头 yuán tóu source; fountainhead
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Example Sentences
1
Water is the source of all life.
2
Please turn off the power supply
3
Be careful! The appliance is still plugged in.
4
We need more resources.
5
使
We must make rational use of resources.