同源

tóng yuán

Definitions

1. homology (biology)
2. a common origin

Words Containing 同源

• 同宗同源 tóng zōng tóng yuán: to share the same origins; to have common roots
• 同源词 tóng yuán cí: cognate; words having a common origin
• 药食同源 yào shí tóng yuán: lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)

Child Words of 同源

• 同 tóng: like
• 同 tòng: see 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng]
• 源 yuán: root