源yuán
spring; source, root, head; surname. 13 strokes, radical 氵, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 源
Strokes 1–3 write 氵, then strokes 4–13 write 原.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 源 · the stroke-order rules
What 源 is made of
氵 (shuǐ, water) and 原 (yuán, source).
氵 carries the meaning — water — and 原 carries the sound.
Words that use 源
| 电源 | power source 供给电流的设备或线路 大爷顺手关紧了安全电源。The old man switched off the power on his way out. Lesson 273, 市井百工与日常智识 · 邻里温情与冬景市声 · Winter Rhythms, Urban Transit & Neighborly Harmony |
| 来源 | a source / origin 事物最初从哪里产生或来 工人们仔细查清了污染来源。The workers carefully traced the source of the pollution. Lesson 307, 笃实守信与生态澄澈 · 故土炊烟与烟火长卷 · Hometown Memories & The Tapestry of Daily Life |
| 资源 | resources 自然界或社会中可以利用的东西 考察队调研稀有水土资源。The survey team studied rare water and soil resources. Lesson 383, 经邦抱负与大任行远 · 经纶大业与四海同春 · Statesmanship, Epochal Visions & Triumphant Confidence |
Characters that share the sound part 原
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 氵
All 76 of them, and what the radical means, on the 氵 radical page.