泉源

quányuán
  1. springhead
  2. fountainhead
  3. (fig.) source

CEDICT

  1. fountainhead; springhead; wellspring
  2. source

Wiktionary

  1. 水的源头。《诗经．卫风．竹竿》：「泉源在左，淇水在右。」唐．祖咏〈田家即事〉诗：「攀条憩林麓，引水开泉源。」也作「泉原」。
  2. 事物发生的缘由、起源。

重編國語辭典

  1. 根源
  2. 水的源头

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 泉 quán
  1. spring (small stream)
  2. mouth of a spring
  3. coin (archaic)
2 源 yuán
  1. root
  2. source
  3. origin

Related entries

源泉 yuánquán
  1. fountainhead
  2. well-spring
  3. water source
  4. fig. origin
来源 láiyuán
  1. source (of information etc)
  2. origin
這個詞來源于希臘語。

This word is derived from Greek.

This word comes from Greek.

Source: Tatoeba

内源 nèiyuán source
出处 chūchù
  1. source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion)
  2. origin
  3. where sth comes from
源点 yuándiǎn source
产地 chǎndì
  1. source (of a product)
  2. place of origin
  3. manufacturing location
本源 běnyuán
  1. origin
  2. source
渊源 yuānyuán
  1. origin
  2. source
  3. relationship
源 yuán
  1. root
  2. source
  3. origin
阿非利康族是源在南非形成的民族。

Afrikaners are the people originated in South Africa.

Source: Tatoeba

策源地 cèyuándì
  1. place of origin
  2. source (of a war or a social movement)
发源 fāyuán
  1. to rise
  2. to originate
  3. source
  4. derivation
发源地 fāyuándì
  1. place of origin
  2. birthplace
  3. source
母 mǔ
  1. mother
  2. elderly female relative
  3. origin
  4. source
  5. (of animals) female
我打算随母姓。

I'm planning to take my mother's maiden name.

Source: Tatoeba

胎 tāi
  1. fetus
  2. classifier for litters (of puppies etc)
  3. padding (in clothing or bedding)
  4. womb carrying a fetus
  5. (fig.) origin
  6. source
  7. (loanword) tire
原 yuán
  1. former
  2. original
  3. primary
  4. raw
  5. level
  6. cause
  7. source
我的原珠筆沒墨了。

My ballpoint pen just ran out of ink.

Source: Tatoeba