源 · yuán · root
Learn the Chinese character 源 with its source-linked HSK 5 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 源.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 源
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 源.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 来源láiyuánsource (of information etc)
- 资源zīyuánnatural resource (such as water or minerals)
- 电源diànyuánelectric power source
- 能源néngyuánenergy sources
- 起源qǐyuánorigin
- 新能源xīnnéngyuánHSK 6 syllabus word
- 源于yuányúhas its origins in
- 发源fāyuánto rise
- 发源地fāyuándìplace of origin
- 根源gēnyuánorigin
- 水源shuǐyuánwater source
- 渊源yuānyuánorigin
- 源泉yuánquánfountainhead
- 源头yuántóusource
- 源源不断yuányuán-búduàn(idiom) in an unending stream
- 源远流长yuányuǎn-liúcháng(idiom) of long standing
Real usage
Example sentences with 源
Published HSK 5 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 5 course context containing 源 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 源
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 源 mean in Chinese?
源 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: root.
How do you pronounce 源?
源 is shown as yuán.
Is 源 an HSK 5 character?
Yes. 源 is HSK 5 recognition character #386.
Can I practise writing 源?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 5 recognition
- HSK 5 handwriting practice
- 16 linked HSK words
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 5 recognition character #386.
- Writing scope: HSK 5 handwriting practice.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.