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根源 gēnyuán

根源 gēnyuán Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 根源 gēnyuán .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gēnyuán | gen1 yuan2
English translation
origin
root (cause)

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Traditional form

根源 gēnyuán

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 根源 gēnyuán

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gēn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and gěn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

gěn

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

木艮

Number of Strokes

10
yuán

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and yuán represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

yuán

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵原

Number of Strokes

13

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zhè cháng 危机 wēijī de 根源 gēnyuán shì zhè 两个群体 qún tǐ 之间 zhī jiān 积怨 jī yuàn 已深 de 敌对 dí duì 情绪 qíngxù

The crisis is rooted in deep rivalries between the two groups.

根源 gēnyuán Decomposition

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根源 gēnyuán Compounds

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