懂中文 Dong Chinese

源

yuán

spring

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 原 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

原 sound,meaning component

原  Sound Meaning component

yuán

  

source

Evolution

源 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
源 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
源 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

源  

yuán

spring; source, head; surname; root; source; origin

Most common words with 源
Freq.
Word
Meaning

资源

resource (such as manpower or tourism)

来源

origin

能源

energy

源

root

电源

electric power source