来源于 (lái yuán yú) — to originate from; to stem from

Definition

verb

to originate fromto stem from

来源于。
Zhè ge chuán tǒng lái yuán yú gǔ dài.
This tradition originates from ancient times.
来源于。
Tā de chéng gōng lái yuán yú bú xiè de nǔ lì.
His success stems from unremitting effort.
来源于。
Zhè ge cí huì lái yuán yú lā dīng yǔ.
This word originates from Latin.

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.

来源source

偏正Modifier + head

来源 'source' plus 于 'from' gives the idea of originating from something.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 來; 来 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 來 shows a wheat plant: a central ear, upward leaves, and downward stem and roots. The simplified 来 is a later shorthand.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

原

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.

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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