Meaning of 源头
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yuántóu
- source; origin; fountainhead
源头 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我今天有点不舒服。那户井水是许多疾病的源头。
I don't feel well today. That well water is the cause of many illnesses.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
源 yuán · spring · 13 strokes
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头 tóu · head · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 源头.
| 头发 | tóufa | hair (on the head) |
| 里头 | lǐtou | inside; interior |
| 点头 | diǎntóu | to nod |
| 石头 | shítou | stone |
| 头脑 | tóunǎo | brains; mind |
| 木头 | mùtou | wood; log (CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]); (fig.) blockhead; dolt |
| 老头儿 | lǎotóur | see 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5] |
| 镜头 | jìngtóu | camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc) |
| 骨头 | gǔtou | bone; moral character |
| 来源 | láiyuán | source (of information etc); origin |
| 资源 | zīyuán | natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism) |
| 电源 | diànyuán | electric power source |
Questions about 源头
What does 源头 mean?
源头 (yuántóu) means "source; origin; fountainhead" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 源头?
源头 is made of 2 characters: 源 (13 strokes), 头 (5 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 源头 an HSK word?
Yes. 源头 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 源头 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 源头 is written 源頭.