起源
Old HSK 6
起源 (qǐyuán) · origin
起源 (qǐyuán) means “origin; to originate”. It is written with 2 characters: 起 (to get up) + 源 (spring). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 起源 is built
The characters
起 qǐ · to get up
What 起 is made of
- 走zǒu — to walk
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — up
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 己jǐ — self
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 走 gives the meaning, 己 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
你知道这个节日的起源吗？Nǐ zhīdào zhège jiérì de qǐyuán ma?Do you know the origin of this festival?
科学家研究生命的起源。Kēxuéjiā yánjiū shēngmìng de qǐyuán.Scientists study the origin of life.
Questions about 起源
What does 起源 mean?
起源 (qǐyuán) means “origin; to originate”.
How do you pronounce 起源?
起源 is pronounced qǐyuán.
Which HSK level is 起源?
起源 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 起床qǐchuángto get out of bed
- 起来qǐlaito get up
- 一起yīqǐtogether
- 起飞qǐfēito take off (of a plane)
- 想起xiǎngqǐto remember
- 看起来kàn qǐlaito look like
- 看不起kànbuqǐto look down on
- 了不起liǎobuqǐamazing
- 引起yǐnqǐto cause
Learn 起源 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 142: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.