来源
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
来源 (láiyuán) · source
来源 (láiyuán) means “source; origin”. It is written with 2 characters: 来 (to come) + 源 (spring). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 来源 is built
The characters
来 lái · to come
What 来 is made of
- 未wèi — not yet
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A wheat plant that has not yet borne fruit; compare 來 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
源 yuán · spring
What 源 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 原yuán — source
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 泉quán — spring
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 原 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这条新闻的来源是什么？Zhè tiáo xīnwén de láiyuán shì shénme?What is the source of this news?
工资是他主要的收入来源。Gōngzī shì tā zhǔyào de shōurù láiyuán.His salary is his main source of income.
Questions about 来源
What does 来源 mean?
来源 (láiyuán) means “source; origin”.
How do you pronounce 来源?
来源 is pronounced láiyuán.
Which HSK level is 来源?
来源 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 出来chūláito come out
- 回来huílaito come back
- 进来jìnláito come in
- 来到láidàoto come to
- 起来qǐlaito get up
- 带来dàiláito bring
- 过来guòlaito come over
- 后来hòuláilater
- 接下来jiēxiàláinext
- 来自láizìto come from
Learn 来源 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 58: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.