溯源
sù​yuán

investigate origin

溯 sù, shuò go upstream

To seek the source 朔 of a river 氵

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water
朔
朔 Meaning component
shuò first day of lunar month

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsŋaːɡs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

源 yuán spring

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 原 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

原
原 SoundMeaning component
yuán source

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartngjwonN-ɢʷar spring, source

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica