Word information
Simplified根源
Traditional根源
Pinyingēnyuán
Part of speech名、动
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.06
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 根源
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
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Words with the same characters
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根据gēnjù
according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4]
根gēnroot; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry)
根本gēnběnfundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4]
来源láiyuánsource (of information etc); origin
资源zīyuánnatural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism); see 資源縣|资源县[Zi1 yuan2 Xian4]
电源diànyuánelectric power source