同源

tóngyuán

adjective #57,492

Meanings

1 of common origin
2 homologous (biology)
3 cognate (linguistics)

Characters

Examples

中文和日文汉字有很多同源词。

Zhōngwén hé Rìwén hànzì yǒu hěn duō tóngyuáncí.

Chinese and Japanese kanji share many cognate words.

人类和黑猩猩的某些基因是同源的。

Rénlèi hé hēixīngxīng de mǒuxiē jīyīn shì tóngyuán de.

Certain genes in humans and chimpanzees are homologous.

Tips

usage

同 (same) + 源 (source) — used in biology (homologous structures/genes), linguistics (cognate words 同源词), and history (common origin). Also in the phrase 药食同源 — 'medicine and food share a common origin'.

Stroke Order

同 tóng

源 yuán