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U+6E90, 源
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6E90

[U+6E8F]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+6E91]

Translingual

Han character

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(Kangxi radical 85, +10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 水一竹火 (EMHF), four-corner 31196, composition )

Derived characters

  • 𡀶, 𪒳, 𢢵

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 639, character 16
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17926
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1046, character 9
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1697, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+6E90
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Chinese

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Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ŋʷan) and ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): semantic (water) + phonetic (OC *ŋʷan, origin).

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Related to (OC *ŋon, “head; principal; first; great”)?”

Pronunciation


Note:
  • ngoeng2/ngyng2 - literary;
  • ngyoeng2 - newer literary.

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Definitions

  1. source of a river; headwaters; headspring; fountainhead
  2. source; origin; root
  3. a surname

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic ():
  • Japanese: (げん) (gen)
  • Korean: 원(源) (won)
  • Vietnamese: nguyên ()

Compounds

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