源于 (yuán yú) — to originate from, to stem from | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Written/formal verb meaning 'to originate from, to stem from,' used for ideas, customs, or phenomena. Pairs with abstract sources; 出自 is used for concrete authors or texts.

verb

to originate fromto stem from

Examples

源于。
Zhè ge cí yǔ yuán yú yí gè gǔ dài de gù shi.
This term originates from an ancient story.
源于。
Tā de chéng gōng yuán yú bú duàn de nǔ lì.
His success stems from continuous hard work.
源于。
Zhè ge yán jiū yuán yú yí gè yǒu qù de shí yàn.
This research originates from an interesting experiment.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

The sense of origin combines with the sense of from to mean originate from.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

原

原yuán源yuán

Same sound today

源 combines 水 (water) and 原 (origin): 水 points to water, and 原 gives the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

一一yīflat stream of air
丂丂kǎoto exhale

The old shape of 于 may have pictured an ancient wind instrument. Another explanation reads 一 as a flat stream of air and 丂 as an exhaling mark.

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