Life cannot exist without water.
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源
yuán
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yuán · jyun4 (Jyutping)
- root
- source
- origin
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Character breakdown
源
- Meaning
- spring; source, head; surname
- Radical
- 氵
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- ⿰氵原
- Cangjie
- EMHF
- Four-corner
- 3119.6
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Example sentences
Buddhism had its beginnings in India.
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