Read Edit View history 源 yuán HSK4 spring Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 原 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas yuán × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 氵 is a component form of 水. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 源 Simp strokes 源 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 源 Simp strokes 源 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 源 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 213, 771 ], [ 284, 726 ], [ 310, 687 ] ], [ [ 124, 582 ], [ 188, 538 ], [ 211, 508 ] ], [ [ 160, 119 ], [ 149, 146 ], [ 148, 194 ], [ 265, 418 ], [ 278, 432 ], [ 288, 460 ] ], [ [ 466, 716 ], [ 481, 708 ], [ 530, 707 ], [ 741, 748 ], [ 807, 752 ] ], [ [ 398, 737 ], [ 419, 719 ], [ 434, 689 ], [ 419, 539 ], [ 388, 385 ], [ 360, 300 ], [ 305, 184 ], [ 259, 115 ], [ 209, 58 ] ], [ [ 609, 670 ], [ 632, 649 ], [ 597, 569 ], [ 576, 539 ] ], [ [ 485, 525 ], [ 504, 507 ], [ 513, 488 ], [ 541, 313 ] ], [ [ 525, 523 ], [ 545, 516 ], [ 731, 555 ], [ 772, 545 ], [ 791, 522 ], 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491 533 Q 481 536 477 532 Q 471 526 478 512 Q 502 454 513 362 Q 514 334 530 315 Q 545 294 550 308 Q 551 312 553 319 L 555 341 Q 555 363 547 408 L 545 428 Q 538 477 538 496 C 537 518 537 518 518 525 Z", "M 712 338 Q 727 316 741 310 Q 751 303 765 322 Q 778 344 803 460 Q 810 488 832 511 Q 844 521 834 535 Q 819 550 780 574 Q 765 580 699 565 Q 696 565 596 542 L 570 536 Q 542 532 518 525 C 489 517 511 484 538 496 Q 550 508 713 535 Q 737 539 745 531 Q 757 518 754 505 Q 733 379 718 366 C 706 346 706 346 712 338 Z", "M 547 408 Q 553 407 564 409 Q 637 422 693 432 Q 712 435 705 446 Q 696 458 675 461 Q 647 464 545 428 C 517 418 517 410 547 408 Z", "M 638 328 Q 675 335 712 338 C 742 341 745 352 718 366 Q 714 369 707 370 Q 686 374 555 341 C 526 334 523 322 553 319 Q 559 318 568 319 Q 589 323 611 325 L 638 328 Z", "M 611 325 Q 610 321 613 312 Q 626 279 626 177 Q 627 107 620 89 Q 617 76 592 78 Q 561 85 527 91 Q 517 91 515 85 Q 514 79 524 71 Q 594 22 618 -7 Q 634 -20 646 -17 Q 656 -13 666 19 Q 681 50 677 108 Q 674 213 676 250 Q 683 289 666 307 Q 650 323 638 328 C 612 343 608 346 611 325 Z", "M 472 235 Q 445 193 412 157 Q 390 130 399 97 Q 403 81 425 88 Q 474 115 487 179 Q 497 207 494 232 Q 490 239 485 242 Q 478 242 472 235 Z", "M 748 219 Q 799 173 860 105 Q 875 86 889 82 Q 898 81 905 91 Q 917 103 905 145 Q 893 197 749 248 Q 742 252 739 241 Q 738 228 748 219 Z" ] } 13 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.