sù​yuán

to trace back to the source

  • created reference approved 泝源 → 溯源 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    泝源 sù​yuán

    溯源 sù​yuán

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 泝源 · sù​yuán · to trace back to the source — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    泝源

    sù​yuán

    to trace back to the source

    To investigate the origin of something; to trace a river upstream to its source.

    泝 (literal) → 泝 · sù · to trace back 源 (literal) → 源 · yuán · source

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense