Usage of the character 源

Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the headwaters of Changjiang or Yangtze, Huanghe or Yellow River and Lancang or Mekong River

Qìnyuán Xiàn

沁源县

[沁源縣]

Qinyuan County in Changzhi 長治／长治 ( Chángzhi), Shanxi

hénéngyuán

核能源

[核能源]

nuclear power

Wùyuánxiàn

婺源县

[婺源縣]

Wuyuan county in Shangrao 上饒／上饶, Jiangxi

zhōngzǐyuán

中子源

[中子源]

neutron source

Jiāngyuánqū

江源区

[江源區]

Jiangyuan district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin

yuánchéngxù

源程序

[源程序]

source code (computing)

Wēngyuán Xiàn

翁源县

[翁源縣]

Wengyuan County in Shaoguan 韶關／韶关 ( Sháoguān), Guangdong

Fǎyuánsì

法源寺

[法源寺]

Fayuan or Source of the Law temple in Beijing

Jìnyuánqū

晋源区

[晉源區]

Jinyuan district of Taiyuan city 太原市 ( Tàiyuánshì), Shanxi

fàngshèyuán

放射源

[放射源]

radiation source

Lǐ Yuáncháo

李源潮

[李源潮]

Li Yuanchao (1950-), vice president of PRC from 2013-2018

Yuánhuìqū

源汇区

[源匯區]

Yuanhui district of Luohe city 漯河市 ( Luòhéshì), Henan

yǒuyuánqū

有源区

[有源區]

(computer chip manufacture) active area

Jīngyuánxiàn

泾源县

[涇源縣]

Jingyuan county in Guyuan 固原 ( Gùyuán), Ningxia

Anyuánqū

安源区

[安源區]

Anyuan district of Pingxiang city 萍鄉市／萍乡市, Jiangxi

Luóyuán Xiàn

罗源县

[羅源縣]

Luoyuan, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市 ( Fuzhóu Shì), Fujian

yuánqìguān

源器官

[源器官]

source organ

Dōngyuánxiàn

东源县

[東源縣]

Dongyuan county in Heyuan 河源 ( Héyuán), Guangdong

Húnyuánxiàn

浑源县

[渾源縣]

Hunyuan county in Datong 大同 ( Dàtóng), Shanxi

yuándàimǎ

源代码

[源代碼]

source code (computing)

Liáoyuán Shì

辽源市

[遼源市]

Liaoyuan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 ( Jílín Shěng) in northeast China

diànyuánxiàn

电源线

[電源線]

power cable (of an appliance etc)

táohuāyuán

桃花源

[桃花源]

the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity
utopia

Wèiyuánxiàn

渭源县

[渭源縣]

Weiyuan county in Dingxi 定西 ( Dìngxī), Gansu

Wǔlíngyuán

武陵源

[武陵源]

Wulingyuan scenic area, in Zhangjiajie city 張家界市／张家界市 ( Zhāngjiājièshì), Hunan

ěryuánxìng

耳源性

[耳源性]

otogenic

yìngjīyuán

应激源

[應激源]

stressor

Eryuánxiàn

洱源县

[洱源縣]

Eryuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 ( Dàlǐ Báizúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Yuán Làicháo

源赖朝

[源賴朝]

MINAMOTO no Yoritomo (1147-1199), Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura shogunate 鐮倉幕府／镰仓幕府 ( Liáncāngmùfǔ)

Wànyuánshì

万源市

[萬源市]

Wanyuan, county-level city in Dazhou 達州／达州 ( Dázhōu), Sichuan

Yányuánxiàn

盐源县

[鹽源縣]

Yanyuan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízúzìzhìzhōu), south Sichuan

Gūyuánxiàn

沽源县

[沽源縣]

Guyuan county in Zhangjiakou 張家口／张家口 ( Zhāngjiākǒu), Hebei

Zhàoyuánxiàn

肇源县

[肇源縣]

Zhaoyuan county in Daqing 大慶／大庆 ( Dàqìng), Heilongjiang

Huángyuánxiàn

湟源县

[湟源縣]

Huangyuan county in Xining 西寧／西宁 ( Xīníng), Qinghai

róngyuánxìng

溶源性

[溶源性]

lysogeny (reproduction cycle of bacteriophage 噬菌體／噬菌体 (shìjūntǐ))

Jìyuánshì

济源市

[濟源市]

Jiyuan directly administered city in Henan

Yíyuánxiàn

沂源县

[沂源縣]

Yiyuan county in Zibo 淄博 ( Zībó), Shandong

Héyuán Shì

河源市

[河源市]

Heyuan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省／广东省 ( Guǎngdōng Shěng)

Zhènyuánxiàn

镇源县

[鎮源縣]

Zhenyuan county in Yunnan

Měizhīyuán

美汁源

[美汁源]

Minute Maid

Láiyuánxiàn

涞源县

[淶源縣]

Laiyuan county in Baoding 保定 ( Bǎodìng), Hebei

láiyuányú

来源于

[來源於]

to originate in

Cāngyuánxiàn

沧源县

[滄源縣]

Cangyuan Va autonomous county in Lincang 臨滄／临沧 ( Líncāng), Yunnan

néngyuánwēijī

能源危机

[能源危機]

energy crisis

tǔdìzīyuán

土地资源

[土地資源]

land resources

diànyuánchāzuò

电源插座

[電源插座]

electric socket
power point

xiāoxiláiyuán

消息来源

[消息來源]

web feed
news feed
syndicated feed

shìwàitáoyuán

世外桃源

[世外桃源]

see 桃花源 (táohuāyuán)

shēnyuándìzhèn

深源地震

[深源地震]

deep earthquake (with epicenter more than 300 km deep)

kāiyuánruǎnjiàn

开源软件

[開源軟件]

open-source software

zhènyuánjīzhì

震源机制

[震源機制]

(seismology) focal mechanism

zhuīgēnsùyuán

追根溯源

[追根溯源]

to pursue sth back to its origins
to trace back to the source
to get to the bottom of sth

yàoshítóngyuán

药食同源

[藥食同源]

lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)
fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine

yǐnshuǐsīyuán

饮水思源

[飲水思源]

lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring
Don't forget where your happiness come from.
Be grateful for all your blessings!

tóngzōngtóngyuán

同宗同源

[同宗同源]

to share the same origins; to have common roots

tuīběnsùyuán

推本溯源

[推本溯源]

to go back to the source

zhuīgēnqiúyuán

追根求源

[追根求源]

to track sth to its roots

zuǒyòuféngyuán

左右逢源

[左右逢源]

lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
fig. to turn everything into gold
to have everything going one's way
to benefit from both sides

zàishēngnéngyuán

再生能源

[再生能源]

renewable energy source

dìrèzīyuán

地热资源

[地熱資源]

geothermal resources

rénlìzīyuán

人力资源

[人力資源]

human resources

wàn'èzhīyuán

万恶之源

[萬惡之源]

the root of all evil

yǐnliúhuáiyuán

饮流怀源

[飲流懷源]

lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring
Don't forget where your happiness come from.
Be grateful for all your blessings!

tǒngyīzīyuán

统一资源

[統一資源]

unified resource

rénlèiqǐyuán

人类起源

[人類起源]

origin of mankind

Wùzhǒng Qǐyuán

物种起源

[物種起源]

Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species"

kuàngchǎnzīyuán

矿产资源

[礦產資源]

mineral resources

míngyuándòngcí

名源动词

[名源動詞]

denominal verb

yuándiǎndìzhǐ

源点地址

[源點地址]

source address

jiūqígēnyuán

究其根源

[究其根源]

to trace something to its source (idiom)

zìránzīyuán

自然资源

[自然資源]

natural resource

zhuīběnsùyuán

追本溯源

[追本溯源]

to trace sth back to its origin

yuányuǎnliúcháng

源远流长

[源遠流長]

lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past
a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

yuányuánběnběn

源源本本

[源源本本]

variant of 原原本本 (yuányuánběnběn)

nìliúsùyuán

逆流溯源

[逆流溯源]

to go back to the source

cáiyuángǔngǔn

财源滚滚

[財源滾滾]

profits pouring in from all sides (idiom)
raking in money
bonanza

zhōngyuándìzhèn

中源地震

[中源地震]

medium depth earthquake (with epicenter 70-300 km deep)

yuányuánbùduàn

源源不断

[源源不斷]

a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream

zàishēngzīyuán

再生资源

[再生資源]

renewable resource

kāiyuánjiéliú

开源节流

[開源節流]

lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending
to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure

néngyuánduǎnquē

能源短缺

[能源短缺]