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yuán

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English Definition	root; source; origin
Simplified Script	源
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	yuán
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	jyun⁴

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Words With Same Head Word
源于	yuányú	has its origins in
源头	yuántóu	source; fountainhead
源自	yuánzì	to originate from
源泉	yuánquán	fountainhead; well-spring; water source; fig. origin
源源不断	yuán yuán bùduàn	a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream

Words With Same Tail Word
资源	zīyuán	natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism); Ziyuan county in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi
来源	láiyuán	source (of information etc); origin
能源	néngyuán	energy; power source
水源	shuǐyuán	water source; water supply; headwaters of a river
根源	gēnyuán	origin; root (cause)

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