Writing
源头 (yuán tóu) — how to say "source" in Chinese
源头
Source, origin
noun
Character composition
源
source
头
head, beginning
Radicals / Keys
大
Big
#37 · dà · 3 strokes
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
Collocations
追溯源头
zhuī sù yuán tóu
trace back to the source
污染的源头
wū rǎn de yuán tóu
source of pollution
Examples
我们要找到这个问题的源头。
We need to find the source of this problem.
这是问题的源头。
This is the source of the problem.
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Frequently asked questions
Source meaning in Chinese
"source" in Chinese is 源头 (yuán tóu).
源头 meaning in English
源头 (yuán tóu) means "Source, origin".
How is 源头 pronounced?
It is pronounced yuán tóu (written as yuan tou, yuantou). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "source" in Chinese characters?
It is written 源头: 源 has 13 strokes, 头 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 源头?
源头 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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