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(fā yuán): Origin (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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发 • fā • to send (an email) • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
fā
发
to send (an email)
源 • yuán • source, origin, spring
yuán
源
source, origin, spring
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 发源.
Words with
发
发烧
fā shāo
fever; have a fever
发现
fā xiàn
discover
头发
tóu fa
hair
出发
chū fā
set off; depart
发出
fā chū
to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
发展
fā zhǎn
develop
发生
fā shēng
happen
发送
fā sòng
to transmit
Words with
源
能源
néng yuán
energy
资源
zī yuán
(natural) resources
来源
lái yuán
source; origin
根源
gēn yuán
source; origin; root
源于
yuán yú
has its origins in
源泉
yuán quán
fountain; source
电源
diàn yuán
electric source; power pack
起源
qǐ yuán
origin; beginning
4.
How to Use 发源 in Sentences
Subject + Verb
with
黄河
Huáng
黄
Hé
河
fā
发
yuán
源
neutral
the Yellow River originates
Noun + Verb
with
文明
wén
文
míng
明
fā
发
yuán
源
Verb + Preposition
with
于
fā
发
yuán
源
yú
于
Verb + Noun
with
地
fā
发
yuán
源
dì
地
5.
Example Sentences with 发源
zhè
这
tiáo
条
hé
河
fā
发
yuán
源
yú
于
formal
Written
origin of civilization
formal
originate from
formal
place of origin
gāo
高
shān
山
。
This river originates from the high mountains.
zhè
这
zhǒng
种
dú
独
tè
特
de
的
yì
艺
shù
术
xíng
形
shì
式
fā
发
yuán
源
yú
于
jǐ
几
gè
个
shì
世
jì
纪
qián
前
de
的
mín
民
jiān
间
qìng
庆
diǎn
典
。
This unique art form originated from folk celebrations several centuries ago.
nǐ
你
zhī
知
bu
不
zhī
知
dào
道
zhè
这
ge
个
zhù
著
míng
名
de
的
zhé
哲
xué
学
liú
流
pài
派
fā
发
yuán
源
yú
于
nǎ
哪
ge
个
guó
国
jiā
家
？
Do you know which country this famous school of philosophy originated from?
xǔ
许
duō
多
chuán
传
tǒng
统
jié
节
rì
日
fā
发
yuán
源
yú
于
gǔ
古
dài
代
de
的
wén
文
huà
化
xí
习
sú
俗
。
Many traditional festivals originate from ancient cultural customs.
zhè
这
ge
个
xiǎng
想
fǎ
法
fā
发
yuán
源
yú
于
tā
他
duō
多
nián
年
qián
前
de
的
yī
一
cì
次
lǚ
旅
xíng
行
jīng
经
lì
历
。
This idea originated from his travel experience many years ago.
