yuán

common
verb

Meaning of 发源

发源 means to originate; to rise; to have its source. Pronounced fā yuán.

  • to originate; to rise; to have its source

Definitions & Examples

Huáng
yuán
Qīng
hǎi
shěng
de
yán
shān
 

The Yellow River originates in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai Province.

Zhè
tiáo
xiǎo
jiù
yuán
shān
jiǎo
xià
de
yǎn
quán
shuǐ
 

This small river originates from the spring at the foot of the mountain.

Zhōng
huá
wén
míng
yuán
Huáng
liú
 

Chinese civilization originated in the Yellow River basin.

Zhè
zhǒng
xiǎng
zuì
zǎo
yuán
Ōu
zhōu
 

This school of thought first originated in Europe.

Zhè
ge
de
yuán
jīng
hěn
nán
kǎo
zhèng
le
 

It's already very difficult to trace the place of origin for this word.