Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 源


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Meaning

source, origin (of a river), reason

Pronunciation

yuán

Explanation

Left: water , right: origin, source (At the cliff , the "small spring" [spring & small ] has its origin.)

Mnemonic

The water has its origin at the: origin/spring.

Radicals

Water
cliff
spring, source(sometimes used as )
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Vocabulary

贪婪是万恶之源 tān lán shì wàn è zhī yuán Greed is the root of all evil.
追根溯源 zhuī gēn sù yuán to pursue sth back to its origins; to trace back to the source; to get to the bottom of sth
逆流溯源 nì liú sù yuán to go back to the source
渊源 yuān yuán origin; source; relationship
源泉 yuán quán fountainhead; well-spring; water source; fig. origin
光源 guāng yuán light source

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