yuán

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Definitions

  1. 1. root
  2. 2. source
  3. 3. origin

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Words Containing 源

来源
lái yuán

source (of information etc)

来源于
lái yuán yú

to originate in

根源
gēn yuán

origin

水源
shuǐ yuán

water source

渊源
yuān yuán

origin

源于
yuán yú

has its origins in

源泉
yuán quán

fountainhead

源源不断
yuán yuán bù duàn

a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream

源头
yuán tóu

source

发源地
fā yuán dì

place of origin

能源
néng yuán

energy

资源
zī yuán

Ziyuan county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

起源
qǐ yuán

origin

电源
diàn yuán

electric power source

一致资源定址器
yī zhì zī yuán dìng zhǐ qì

uniform resource locator (URL), i.e. web address

三江源
sān jiāng yuán

Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the headwaters of Changjiang or Yangtze, Huanghe or Yellow River and Lancang or Mekong River

不可再生资源
bù kě zài shēng zī yuán

nonrenewable resource

世外桃源
shì wài táo yuán

see 桃花源[táo huā yuán]

世外桃花源
shì wài táo huā yuán

see 桃花源[táo huā yuán]

中子源
zhōng zǐ yuán

neutron source

中源地震
zhōng yuán dì zhèn

medium depth earthquake (with epicenter 70-300 km deep)

乳源瑶族自治县
rǔ yuán yáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[sháo guān], Guangdong

乳源县
rǔ yuán xiàn

Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[sháo guān], Guangdong

人力资源
rén lì zī yuán

human resources

人类起源
rén lèi qǐ yuán

origin of mankind

传染源
chuán rǎn yuán

source of an infection

光源
guāng yuán

light source

内源
nèi yuán

source

兵源
bīng yuán

manpower resources (for military service)

再生能源
zài shēng néng yuán

renewable energy source

再生资源
zài shēng zī yuán

renewable resource

凌源
líng yuán

Lingyuan, county-level city in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[cháo yáng], Liaoning

凌源市
líng yuán shì

Lingyuan, county-level city in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[cháo yáng], Liaoning

可再生资源
kě zài shēng zī yuán

renewable resource

同宗同源
tóng zōng tóng yuán

to share the same origins; to have common roots

同源
tóng yuán

homology (biology)

同源词
tóng yuán cí

cognate; words having a common origin

名源
míng yuán

origin of a name

名源动词
míng yuán dòng cí

denominal verb

吴清源
wú qīng yuán

Go Seigen (1914-2014), Go player

单源多倍体
dān yuán duō bèi tǐ

autopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of single species)

单源论
dān yuán lùn

theory of single origin (of mankind)

国土资源部
guó tǔ zī yuán bù

Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR), formed in 1998

土地资源
tǔ dì zī yuán

land resources

地热资源
dì rè zī yuán

geothermal resources

外源
wài yuán

exogenous

外源凝集素
wài yuán níng jí sù

(biochemistry) lectin

婺源
wù yuán

Wuyuan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi

婺源县
wù yuán xiàn

Wuyuan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi

字源
zì yuán

etymology (of a non-Chinese word)

安源
ān yuán

Anyuan district of Pingxiang city 萍鄉市|萍乡市, Jiangxi

安源区
ān yuán qū

Anyuan district of Pingxiang city 萍鄉市|萍乡市, Jiangxi

客源
kè yuán

source of customers

密封辐射源
mì fēng fú shè yuán

sealed radiation source

富源
fù yuán

Fuyuan county in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan

富源县
fù yuán xiàn

Fuyuan county in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan

寻根溯源
xún gēn sù yuán

see 追根溯源[zhuī gēn sù yuán]

左右逢源
zuǒ yòu féng yuán

lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)

应激源
yìng jī yuán

stressor

推本溯源
tuī běn sù yuán

to go back to the source

放射源
fàng shè yuán

radiation source

新源
xīn yuán

Xinyuan County or Künes nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[yī lí hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

新源县
xīn yuán xiàn

Xinyuan County or Künes nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[yī lí hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

晋源
jìn yuán

Jinyuan district of Taiyuan city 太原市[tài yuán shì], Shanxi

晋源区
jìn yuán qū

Jinyuan district of Taiyuan city 太原市[tài yuán shì], Shanxi

有源区
yǒu yuán qū

(computer chip manufacture) active area

本源
běn yuán

origin

李源潮
lǐ yuán cháo

Li Yuanchao (1950-), vice president of PRC from 2013-2018

东源
dōng yuán

Dongyuan county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong

东源县
dōng yuán xiàn

Dongyuan county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong

核能源
hé néng yuán

nuclear power

桃源
táo yuán

Taoyuan county in Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan

桃源县
táo yuán xiàn

Taoyuan county in Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan

桃源乡
táo yuán xiāng

Taoyuan township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

桃花源
táo huā yuán

the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity

武陵源
wǔ líng yuán

Wulingyuan scenic area, in Zhangjiajie city 張家界市|张家界市[zhāng jiā jiè shì], Hunan

氢能源
qīng néng yuán

hydrogen energy (energy derived from using hydrogen as a fuel)

水能源
shuǐ néng yuán

hydroelectric power

江源
jiāng yuán

Jiangyuan district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin

江源区
jiāng yuán qū

Jiangyuan district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin

沁源
qìn yuán

Qingyuan county in Changzhi 長治|长治[cháng zhì], Shanxi

沁源县
qìn yuán xiàn

Qingyuan county in Changzhi 長治|长治[cháng zhì], Shanxi

沂源
yí yuán

Yiyuan county in Zibo 淄博[zī bó], Shandong

沂源县
yí yuán xiàn

Yiyuan county in Zibo 淄博[zī bó], Shandong

河源
hé yuán

Heyuan prefecture-level city in Guangdong

河源市
hé yuán shì

Heyuan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[guǎng dōng shěng]

沽源
gū yuán

Guyuan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei

沽源县
gū yuán xiàn

Guyuan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[zhāng jiā kǒu], Hebei

泉源
quán yuán

springhead

法源
fǎ yuán

Origin of Dharma (in Buddhism)

法源寺
fǎ yuán sì

Fayuan or Source of the Law temple in Beijing

洱源
ěr yuán

Eryuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

洱源县
ěr yuán xiàn

Eryuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

泾源
jīng yuán

Jingyuan county in Guyuan 固原[gù yuán], Ningxia

泾源县
jīng yuán xiàn

Jingyuan county in Guyuan 固原[gù yuán], Ningxia

消息来源
xiāo xi lái yuán

web feed

深源地震
shēn yuán dì zhèn

deep earthquake (with epicenter more than 300 km deep)

涞源
lái yuán

Laiyuan county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

涞源县
lái yuán xiàn

Laiyuan county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

浅源地震
qiǎn yuán dì zhèn

shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)

渭源
wèi yuán

Weiyuan county in Dingxi 定西[dìng xī], Gansu

渭源县
wèi yuán xiàn

Weiyuan county in Dingxi 定西[dìng xī], Gansu

浑源
hún yuán

Hunyuan county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi

浑源县
hún yuán xiàn

Hunyuan county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi

湟源
huáng yuán

Huangyuan county in Xining 西寧|西宁[xī níng], Qinghai

湟源县
huáng yuán xiàn

Huangyuan county in Xining 西寧|西宁[xī níng], Qinghai

源代码
yuán dài mǎ

source code (computing)

源汇
yuán huì

Yuanhui district of Luohe city 漯河市[luò hé shì], Henan

源汇区
yuán huì qū

Yuanhui district of Luohe city 漯河市[luò hé shì], Henan

源器官
yuán qì guān

source organ

源城
yuán chéng

Yuancheng district of Heyuan city 河源市[hé yuán shì], Guangdong

源城区
yuán chéng qū

Yuancheng district of Heyuan city 河源市[hé yuán shì], Guangdong

源氏物语
yuán shì wù yǔ

The Tale of Genji

源流
yuán liú

(of watercourses) source and course

源码
yuán mǎ

source code (computing)

源程序
yuán chéng xù

source code (computing)

源自
yuán zì

to originate from

源赖朝
yuán lài cháo

MINAMOTO no Yoritomo (1147-1199), Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura shogunate 鐮倉幕府|镰仓幕府[lián cāng mù fǔ]

源起
yuán qǐ

to originate

源远流长
yuán yuǎn liú cháng

lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past

源点
yuán diǎn

source

源点地址
yuán diǎn dì zhǐ

source address

溯源
sù yuán

to investigate the origin of sth

溶源性
róng yuán xìng

lysogeny (reproduction cycle of bacteriophage 噬菌體|噬菌体[shì jūn tǐ])

沧源佤族自治县
cāng yuán wǎ zú zì zhì xiàn

Cangyuan Va Autonomous County in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[lín cāng], Yunnan

沧源县
cāng yuán xiàn

Cangyuan Va autonomous county in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[lín cāng], Yunnan

汉源
hàn yuán

Hanyuan county in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan

汉源县
hàn yuán xiàn

Hanyuan county in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan

涟源
lián yuán

Lianyuan, county-level city in Loudi 婁底|娄底[lóu dǐ], Hunan

涟源地区
lián yuán dì qū

Lianyuan county in Loudi 婁底|娄底[lóu dǐ], Hunan

涟源市
lián yuán shì

Lianyuan, county-level city in Loudi 婁底|娄底[lóu dǐ], Hunan

济源
jì yuán

Jiyuan directly administered city in Henan

济源市
jì yuán shì

Jiyuan directly administered city in Henan

热源
rè yuán

heat source

物种起源
wù zhǒng qǐ yuán

Charles Darwin's \Origin of Species\

生源
shēng yuán

supply of students

异源多倍体
yì yuán duō bèi tǐ

allopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of different species)

病源
bìng yuán

cause of disease

发源
fā yuán

to rise

矿产资源
kuàng chǎn zī yuán

mineral resources

究其根源
jiū qí gēn yuán

to trace something to its source (idiom)

策源地
cè yuán dì

place of origin

统一资源
tǒng yī zī yuán

unified resource

统一资源定位
tǒng yī zī yuán dìng wèi

universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress

统一资源定位符
tǒng yī zī yuán dìng wèi fú

universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress

罗源
luó yuán

Luoyuan county in Fuzhou 福州[fú zhōu], Fujian

罗源县
luó yuán xiàn

Luoyuan county in Fuzhou 福州[fú zhōu], Fujian

美国能源部
měi guó néng yuán bù

US Department of Energy (DOE)

美汁源
měi zhī yuán

Minute Maid

翁源
wēng yuán

Wengyuan County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[sháo guān], Guangdong

翁源县
wēng yuán xiàn

Wengyuan County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[sháo guān], Guangdong

耳源性
ěr yuán xìng

otogenic

耳源性眩晕
ěr yuán xìng xuàn yùn

aural vertigo

肇源
zhào yuán

Zhaoyuan county in Daqing 大慶|大庆[dà qìng], Heilongjiang

肇源县
zhào yuán xiàn

Zhaoyuan county in Daqing 大慶|大庆[dà qìng], Heilongjiang

能源危机
néng yuán wēi jī

energy crisis

能源短缺
néng yuán duǎn quē

energy shortage

自然资源
zì rán zī yuán

natural resource

万恶之源
wàn è zhī yuán

the root of all evil

万源
wàn yuán

Wanyuan, county-level city in Dazhou 達州|达州[dá zhōu], Sichuan

万源市
wàn yuán shì

Wanyuan, county-level city in Dazhou 達州|达州[dá zhōu], Sichuan

药食同源
yào shí tóng yuán

lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)

词源
cí yuán

etymology

语源
yǔ yuán

etymology

财源
cái yuán

financial resources

财源滚滚
cái yuán gǔn gǔn

profits pouring in from all sides (idiom)

货源
huò yuán

supply of goods

贪婪是万恶之源
tān lán shì wàn è zhī yuán

Greed is the root of all evil.

资源县
zī yuán xiàn

Ziyuan county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

追本溯源
zhuī běn sù yuán

to trace sth back to its origin

追本穷源
zhuī běn qióng yuán

see 追本溯源[zhuī běn sù yuán]

追根求源
zhuī gēn qiú yuán

to track sth to its roots

追根溯源
zhuī gēn sù yuán

to pursue sth back to its origins

逆流溯源
nì liú sù yuán

to go back to the source

辽源
liáo yuán

Liaoyuan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

辽源市
liáo yuán shì

Liaoyuan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省[jí lín shěng] in northeast China

钱是万恶之源
qián shì wàn è zhī yuán

Money is the root of all evil.

镇源县
zhèn yuán xiàn

Zhenyuan county in Yunnan

门源
mén yuán

Menyuan Hui Autonomous County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州[hǎi běi zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

门源回族自治县
mén yuán huí zú zì zhì xiàn

Menyuan Hui Autonomous County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州[hǎi běi zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

门源县
mén yuán xiàn

Menyuan Hui Autonomous County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州[hǎi běi zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

开放源代码
kāi fàng yuán dài mǎ

see 開放源碼|开放源码[kāi fàng yuán mǎ]

开放源码
kāi fàng yuán mǎ

open source (computing)

开放源码软件
kāi fàng yuán mǎ ruǎn jiàn

open source software (OSS)

开源
kāi yuán

to expand one's financial resources

开源节流
kāi yuán jié liú

lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending

电源供应器
diàn yuán gōng yìng qì

power supply (of an appliance etc)

电源插座
diàn yuán chā zuò

electric socket

电源线
diàn yuán xiàn

power cable (of an appliance etc)

震源
zhèn yuán

epicenter (of earthquake)

震源机制
zhèn yuán jī zhì

(seismology) focal mechanism

非洲单源说
fēi zhōu dān yuán shuō

single origin out of Africa (current mainstream theory of human evolution)

饮水思源
yǐn shuǐ sī yuán

lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring

饮流怀源
yǐn liú huái yuán

lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring

魏源
wèi yuán

Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar

盐源
yán yuán

Yanyuan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan

盐源县
yán yuán xiàn

Yanyuan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan