源

yuán

noun #5,391

Meanings

1 source; origin
2 spring; fountainhead

Examples

我们要节约能源。

Wǒmen yào jiéyuē néngyuán.

We should conserve energy resources.

这条河的源头在哪里？

Zhè tiáo hé de yuántóu zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the source of this river?

开源软件很受欢迎。

Kāiyuán ruǎnjiàn hěn shòu huānyíng.

Open-source software is very popular.

Tips

usage

来源 (láiyuán) = source/origin, 资源 (zīyuán) = resources, 能源 (néngyuán) = energy.

Stroke Order

源 yuán