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  *本* | 本* | *本
(bound form) root; stem / (bound form) origin; source / (bound form) one's own; this / (bound form) this; the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally; initially / capital; principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
HSK 1
source (of information etc) / origin
HSK 4
electric power source
HSK 4
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  *于* | 于* | *于
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
HSK 6
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  *原* | 原* | *原
former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source
HSK 6
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  *母* | 母* | *母
mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female
HSK 6
source (of a product) / place of origin / manufacturing location
HSK 7-9
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  *胎* | 胎* | *胎
fetus / classifier for litters (of puppies etc) / padding (in clothing or bedding) / womb carrying a fetus / (fig.) origin / source / (loanword) tire
HSK 7-9
source material (in literature and art)
HSK 7-9
energy sources; energy
HSK 7-9
the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology
HSK 7-9
water source / water supply / headwaters of a river
HSK 7-9
source / fountainhead
HSK 7-9
origin / source / relationship
HSK 7-9
whereabouts / place to settle / reliable source (of funds etc) / (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb / settlement / solution
HSK 7-9
(of a sound) to come forth / (of a sound source) to ring out / to sound / to go off
HSK 7-9
fountainhead / well-spring / water source / fig. origin
HSK 7-9
place of origin / birthplace / source
HSK 7-9
source material / original story
source code (computing)
to translate and edit / translator-editor / (computing) to compile (source code)
quotation (from a book or existing source)
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  *源* | 源* | *源
root / source / origin
to consult / to refer to / to look sth up in a reference source
legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / (fig.) source of easy money
to establish additional sources of revenue / (computing) open-source (abbr. for 開放源碼|开放源码)
source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion) / origin / where sth comes from
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  *溯* | 溯* | *溯
to go upstream / to trace the source
source
to investigate the origin of sth / to trace a river upstream back to its source
(of watercourses) source and course / origin and development
supply of students / source of students
river source
light source
heat source
source; precursor; forerunner
lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past / a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
reference book consisting of material quoted from many sources, arranged by category (about 600 of which were compiled between the 3rd and 18th centuries in China)
to rise / to originate / source / derivation
source of calamity (esp. of women)
springhead / fountainhead / (fig.) source
blueprint / source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based
lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom) / fig. all things go back to their source eventually / in old age, an expatriate returns home
origin / source
source of customers
to trace sth back to its source / to get to the bottom of sth
financial resources / source of revenue
lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings!
tinder / source of a fire / inflammable material / (fig.) spark (of a revolution etc)
lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending / to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure
Yingzhou, easternmost of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, home of immortals and source of elixir of immortality
lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
place of origin / source (of a war or a social movement)
(idiom) to assemble from bits and pieces; to combine items from disparate sources
manpower resources (for military service) / sources of troops
to quote from secondary source
to make an investigative visit / to go and find out from the source
to proofread / to revise one or more editions of a text using an authoritative edition as a source book / to editorially revise a text
(idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct / to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority
to go back to the source
(of a light source) to cast one's light on / to project (an image)
(botany) coca (source of cocaine)
(fig.) attractive and easy mark / source of steady profit / moneymaker / cash cow
Origin of Dharma (in Buddhism) / source of the law
person in the know / insider / informed source
reference material / source documents
to pursue sth back to its origins / to trace back to the source / to get to the bottom of sth
source
treasure bowl (mythology) / fig. source of wealth / cornucopia / gold mine
original source / place of origin / provenance
source code (computing)
informant; news source
renewable energy source
source of an infection
neutron source
well-informed source; person with inside information
a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material)
radiation source
(of income etc) to be unassured; to lack a reliable source
source code (computing) (Tw)
to go back to the source
coca plant (source of cocaine)
source of oxygen (of forests and nature reserves) / (cliché) lungs of the planet
lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
source of Changjiang or Yangtze river
source code (computing)
lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom) / fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine
open-source software (OSS)
lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings!
person without identification papers, a normal residence permit or a source of income
source code (computing) (Tw, HK)
source language (linguistics)
sealed radiation source
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom) / (depending on the source, the last word is either 大王 or 大王)
lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
Fayuan or Source of the Law temple in Beijing
source code (computing)
source organ
source address
to trace something to its source (idiom)

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