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Chinese
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radical (chem.); root; basis
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root; source; origin
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simp. and trad. (根源)
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根
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源
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Pronunciation
Noun
根源
- root; cause; source; origin
- 找到事情的根源 ― zhǎo dào shìqíng de gēnyuán ― to get to the root of the matter
Synonyms
- 來源/来源 (láiyuán)
- 出處/出处 (chūchù)
- 基本 (jīběn)
- 大本 (dàběn) (literary)
- 本源 (běnyuán)
- 根 (gēn)
- 根本 (gēnběn)
- 根頭/根头 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 泉源 (quányuán)
- 淵源/渊源 (yuānyuán)
- 源 (yuán) (literary, or in compounds)
- 源泉 (yuánquán) (figurative)
- 源頭/源头 (yuántóu) (figurative)
- 濫觴/滥觞 (lànshāng) (literary)
- 由來/由来 (yóulái)
- 起源 (qǐyuán)
Descendants
Others:
Japanese
Alternative spellings
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根元 根原
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Etymology
From Middle Chinese 根源 (MC kon ngjwon).
Pronunciation
Noun
根源 • (kongen)
- root, cause, source, origin
- Synonyms: 大本, 根本
- 悪の根源は格差にある。
- Aku no kongen wa kakusa ni aru.
- The source of evil is in disparity.
Derived terms
References
Korean
Noun
根源 • (geunwon) (hangeul 근원)
- hanja form? of 근원 (“root, cause, source, origin”)
Vietnamese
Noun
根源
- chữ Hán form of căn nguyên (“origin; source; initial cause”).