源

yuán

spring; source, head; surname

How to write 源, stroke by stroke

root; source; origin

Pictophonetic: semantic 氵 (water), phonetic 原

Made of 氵 + 原

来源lái yuánsource (of information etc); origin
资源zī yuánnatural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)
能源néng yuánenergy sources; energy
电源diàn yuánelectric power source
起源qǐ yuánorigin; to originate; to come from
源自yuán zìto originate from
水源shuǐ yuánwater source; water supply; headwaters of a river
源头yuán tóusource; origin; fountainhead
源于yuán yúhas its origins in
根源gēn yuánorigin; root (cause)
来源于lái yuán yúto originate in
源泉yuán quánfountainhead; well-spring; water source; fig. origin

什么是您最大的灵感来源？
shén me shì nín zuì dà de líng gǎn lái yuán ？
What is your greatest source of inspiration?
我们国家必须开发自然资源。
wǒ men guó jiā bì xū kāi fā zì rán zī yuán 。
Our country must develop its natural resources.
我们必须降低能源需求。
wǒ men bì xū jiàng dī néng yuán xū qiú 。
We must reduce energy demand.
电源转接器的包装盒在哪里？
diàn yuán zhuǎn jiē qì de bāo zhuāng hé zài nǎ lǐ ？
Where's the box the power supply came in?
许多错误源自于我们缺乏耐心。
xǔ duō cuò wù yuán zì yú wǒ men quē fá nài xīn 。
A lot of our mistakes come from a lack of patience.