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charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
electric power source
HSK 4
source (of information etc) / origin
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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  *母* | 母* | *母
mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female
HSK 6
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  *原* | 原* | *原
former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source
HSK 6
energy / power source / CL: 個|个
HSK 7-9
source material (in literature and art)
HSK 7-9
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
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
place of origin / birthplace / source
HSK 7-9
fountainhead / well-spring / water source / fig. origin
HSK 7-9
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  *源* | 源* | *源
root / source / origin
to translate and edit / translator-editor / (computing) to compile (source code)
source material / original story
source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion) / origin / where sth comes from
source code (computing)
quotation (from a book or existing source)
water plants / habitat with water source and grass
to consult / to refer to / to look sth up in a reference source
supply of students / source of students
(idiom) to assemble from bits and pieces; to combine items from disparate sources
to establish additional sources of revenue / (computing) open-source (abbr. for 開放源碼|开放源码)
springhead / fountainhead / (fig.) source
heat source
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *溯* | 溯* | *溯
to go upstream / to trace the source
source
(of watercourses) source and course / origin and development
origin / source
source; precursor; forerunner
blueprint / source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based
source of customers
tinder / source of a fire / inflammable material / (fig.) spark (of a revolution etc)
light source
a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / a source of easy money (idiom)
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)
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
to investigate the origin of sth / to trace a river upstream back to its source
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
Yingzhou, easternmost of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, home of immortals and source of elixir of immortality
place of origin / source (of a war or a social movement)
source of calamity (esp. of women)
(botany) coca (source of cocaine)
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
river source
to trace sth back to its source / to get to the bottom of sth
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!
lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
manpower resources (for military service) / sources of troops
to quote from secondary source
(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
financial resources / source of revenue
to make an investigative visit / to go and find out from the source
(of a light source) to cast one's light on / to project (an image)
renewable energy source
Origin of Dharma (in Buddhism) / source of the law
to proofread / to revise one or more editions of a text using an authoritative edition as a source book / to editorially revise a text
source code (computing)
source of Changjiang or Yangtze river
lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom) / fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine
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
neutron source
source of an infection
source code (computing) (Tw, HK)
original source / place of origin / provenance
source language (linguistics)
reference material / source documents
coca plant (source of cocaine)
informant; news source
source of oxygen (of forests and nature reserves) / (cliché) lungs of the planet
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 lead the dog into the village (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom) / fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
radiation source
Fayuan or Source of the Law temple in Beijing
well-informed source; person with inside information
source organ
source code (computing)
source
source address
(of income etc) to be unassured; to lack a reliable source
to rise / to originate / source / derivation
person in the know / insider / informed source
source code (computing)
source code (computing) (Tw)
to trace something to its source (idiom)
treasure bowl (mythology) / fig. source of wealth / cornucopia / gold mine
(fig.) attractive and easy mark / source of steady profit / moneymaker / cash cow
a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material)
information source
source language (for translation)

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