字源
zì yuán
Pinyin

Definition

字源
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zì yuán
  1. etymology (of a non-Chinese word)
  2. origin of a character

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

名字
míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
字
zì
  1. 1 letter
  2. 2 symbol
  3. 3 character
  4. 4 word
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
  6. 6 courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
数字
shù zì
  1. 1 numeral
  2. 2 digit
  3. 3 number
  4. 4 figure
  5. 5 amount
  6. 6 digital (electronics etc)
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
文字
wén zì
  1. 1 character
  2. 2 script
  3. 3 writing
  4. 4 written language
  5. 5 writing style
  6. 6 phraseology
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
财源
cái yuán
  1. 1 financial resources
  2. 2 source of revenue
资源
Zī yuán
  1. 1 Ziyuan county in Guilin 桂林[Guì lín], Guangxi
来源
lái yuán
  1. 1 source (of information etc)
  2. 2 origin
来源于
lái yuán yú
  1. 1 to originate in
十字
shí zì
  1. 1 cross road
  2. 2 cross-shaped
  3. 3 crucifix
  4. 4 the character ten
十字架
shí zì jià
  1. 1 cross
  2. 2 crucifix
  3. 3 yoke one has to endure
十字绣
shí zì xiù
  1. 1 cross-stitch
十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu
  1. 1 crossroads
  2. 2 intersection
婺源
Wù yuán
  1. 1 Wuyuan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
字典
zì diǎn
  1. 1 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[cí diǎn], which has entries for words of one or more characters)
  2. 2 CL:本[běn]
字型
zì xíng
  1. 1 font
  2. 2 typeface
字幕
zì mù
  1. 1 caption
  2. 2 subtitle
字形
zì xíng
  1. 1 form of a Chinese character
  2. 2 variant of 字型[zì xíng]
字数
zì shù
  1. 1 number of written characters
  2. 2 number of words
  3. 3 word count
字条
zì tiáo
  1. 1 brief note
字样
zì yàng
  1. 1 model or template character
  2. 2 written slogan or phrase
  3. 3 mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)

Idioms (20)

一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
  1. 1 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
  2. 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
  3. 3 each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
  1. 1 dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
  2. 2 concise and powerful style
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
  1. 1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
  1. 1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
  1. 1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
  2. 2 connotations
左右逢源
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
  1. 1 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn everything into gold
  3. 3 to have everything going one's way
  4. 4 to benefit from both sides
源源不断
yuán yuán bù duàn
  1. 1 a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream
源远流长
yuán yuǎn liú cháng
  1. 1 lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past
  2. 2 a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
究其根源
jiū qí gēn yuán
  1. 1 to trace something to its source (idiom)
药食同源
yào shí tóng yuán
  1. 1 lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine
财源滚滚
cái yuán gǔn gǔn
  1. 1 profits pouring in from all sides (idiom)
  2. 2 raking in money
  3. 3 bonanza
载酒问字
zài jiǔ wèn zì
  1. 1 a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
开源节流
kāi yuán jié liú
  1. 1 lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending
  2. 2 to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure
只字不提
zhī zì bù tí
  1. 1 not to mention (idiom); to say not one word
  2. 2 fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
  3. 3 to censor
饮水思源
yǐn shuǐ sī yuán
  1. 1 lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring
  2. 2 Don't forget where your happiness come from.
  3. 3 Be grateful for all your blessings!

Sample Sentences