源 = 氵 + 原

源 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “spring”. It is built from 氵 (water) and 原 (source).

Keyword: spring
Pinyin (Mandarin): yuán
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: весна
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 源 source

Decomposition

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氵 water
原 source

How to find 源 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “source”. 源 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 源 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.