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起源 qǐyuán

起源 qǐyuán Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 起源 qǐyuán .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qǐyuán | qi3 yuan2
English translation
origin
to originate
to come from

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Traditional form

起源 qǐyuán

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 起源 qǐyuán

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

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

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

zǒu

Positional decomposition

走己

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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Example sentences using 起源 qǐyuán

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nèi huà shì 鼻烟壶 bí yān hú de 一种 yī zhǒng .内画技艺 jì yì 起源 qǐyuán 北京 Běijīng .

The art of decorating snuff bottles from the inside originated in Beijing.

内生植物 zhíwù shì 明显 míngxiǎn 地被起源 qǐyuán 寄生 jì shēng 植物 zhíwù de 包围 bāowéi de .

The endophyte is surrounded by a membrane of apparent host plant origin.

生命 shēngmìng 起源 qǐyuán de 确切 quèqiè 详情 xiáng qíng réng shì mèi

The precise details of the origins of life remain hidden.

起源 qǐyuán Decomposition

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起源 qǐyuán Compounds

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