资源
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
资源 (zīyuán) · resources
资源 (zīyuán) means “resources”. It is written with 2 characters: 资 (wealth) + 源 (spring). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 资源 is built
The characters
资 zī · wealth
What 资 is made of
- 次cì — order
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 欠qiàn — to lack
- ⺈ — top shape
- 人rén — person
- 冫bīng — ice
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 贝 gives the meaning, 次 gives the sound. (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
我们要节约水资源。Wǒmen yào jiéyuē shuǐ zīyuán.We should save water resources.
这个地方有什么资源？Zhègè dìfang yǒu shénme zīyuán?What resources does this place have?
Questions about 资源
What does 资源 mean?
资源 (zīyuán) means “resources”.
How do you pronounce 资源?
资源 is pronounced zīyuán.
Which HSK level is 资源?
资源 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 工资gōngzīpay
- 资格zīgéqualification
- 资金zījīnfunds
- 投资tóuzīto invest
- 资料zīliàomaterial
- 物资wùzīgoods
- 资本zīběncapital (money)
- 资产zīchǎnassets
- 资深zīshēnsenior
- 资助zīzhùto sponsor
Learn 资源 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 86: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.