起源

Traditional form:

起源

Pinyin (reading):

qǐyuán

Definitions:

• origin
• to originate
• to come from

Characters:

• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 源 - spring; source, root, head; surname

Traditional characters:

• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 源 - spring; source, root, head; surname