Chinese Notes

源 yuán

yuán noun source [of a river]; origin
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 源远流长 'source is distant and the flow is long' (CCI p. 23; Guoyu '源' n 1; Kroll 2015 '源' 1, p. 576; Unihan '源')
yuán verb to follow to the source
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '源' 1b, p. 576)
yuán noun root
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 根本 (Guoyu '源' n 2)
yuán proper noun Yuan
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '源' n 3; Unihan '源')

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异源多倍体(異源多倍體) allopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of different species)
外源 exogenous
钱是万恶之源(錢是萬惡之源) Money is the root of all evil.
追本溯源 to trace something back to its origin
耳源性眩晕(耳源性眩暈) aural vertigo
左右逢源 to strike water right and left; to turn everything into gold; to have everything going one's way
源器官 source organ
源起 to originate
来源于(來源於) to originate in
中子源 neutron source
万恶之源(萬惡之源) the root of all evil
本源 origin; source ; the source of a river
内源(內源) source
法源 origin of Dharma
追根溯源 to pursue sth back to its origins; to trace back to the source; to get to the bottom of sth
贪婪是万恶之源(貪婪是萬惡之源) Greed is the root of all evil.
人类起源(人類起源) origin of mankind
再生能源 renewable energy source
自然资源(自然資源) natural resource
二次能源 secondary energy
热源(熱源) a heat source
统一资源(統一資源) unified resource
究其根源 to trace something to its source
源氏物语(源氏物語) The Tale of Genji; Genji Monogatari
放射源 radiation source
饮水思源(飲水思源) gratitude for blessings and their source
根源 origin ; foundation; root; basis ; to trace to the source ; reason; cause

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Collocations

子源 (子源) 臧洪字子源 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷五十八虞傅蓋臧列傳 Volume 58: Biographies of Yu, Fu, Gai, Zang — count: 7
乱源 (亂源) 以為亂源 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷十七雜言 Chapter 17: Open Discussion — count: 5
川源 (川源) 其川源塞 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷十八辨物 Chapter 18: Distinguishes Things — count: 4
塞源 (塞源) 除惡塞源 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷三十志第二十刑法 Volume 30 Treatises 20: Punishment and Law — count: 4
巨源 (巨源) 字巨源 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷四十三列傳第十三山濤王戎郭舒樂廣 Volume 43 Biographies 13: Shan Tao; Wang Rong; Guo Shu; Yue Guang — count: 3
阳源 (陽源) 吾猶自知袁陽源輩當平此不 — Book of Song 宋書, 卷六十二列傳第二十二羊欣張敷王微 Volume 62 Biographies 22: Yang Xin, Zhang Fu, Wang Wei — count: 3
后宫源 (後宮源) 後宮源典治職 — Book of Song 宋書, 卷四十一列傳第一后妃 Volume 41 Biographies 1: Emperesses and Consorts — count: 3
深源 (深源) 深源之下 — Guanzi 管子, 禁藏第五十三 Chapter 53: Jin Cang — count: 3
源水 (源水) 如源水之就下 — Guanzi 管子, 揆度第七十八 Chapter 78: Examining Standards — count: 3
源典 (源典) 後宮源典治職 — Book of Song 宋書, 卷四十一列傳第一后妃 Volume 41 Biographies 1: Emperesses and Consorts — count: 3