沅

yuán

元 + 氵

Definitions

yuán Yuan river in Guizhou and Hunan

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 元 represents the sound.

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 元

About

沅 (yuán) is a phono-semantic compound. The water radical 氵 (from 水) on the left provides its semantic category, while the phonetic component 元 (yuán, "first") on the right indicates the pronunciation. It functions almost exclusively as a proper noun for the Yuan River, a major tributary of Dongting Lake in Hunan province. Consequently, the character has little meaning outside of this specific geographical reference and related place names or classical texts.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Mid Warring States (~300 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

沅江是湖南的一条河流。

Yuán jiāng shì Hú nán de yī tiáo hé liú.

The Yuan River is a river in Hunan Province.

沅江流经常德市。

Yuán jiāng liú jīng Cháng dé shì.

The Yuan River flows through Changde City.

沅江两岸风景很美。

Yuán jiāng liǎng àn fēng jǐng hěn měi.

The scenery on both banks of the Yuan River is very beautiful.

我们坐船游览了沅江。

Wǒ men zuò chuán yóu lǎn le Yuán jiāng.

We took a boat tour on the Yuan River.

沅江流域的历史很悠久。

Yuán jiāng liú yù de lì shǐ hěn yōu jiǔ.

The Yuan River basin has a very long history.

洞庭湖汇聚了湘资沅澧四水。

Dòng tíng hú huì jù le Xiāng Zī Yuán Lǐ sì shuǐ.

Dongting Lake converges the four rivers: Xiang, Zi, Yuan, and Li.

沅水的水质保护至关重要。

Yuán shuǐ de shuǐ zhì bǎo hù zhì guān zhòng yào.

The protection of the Yuan River's water quality is of utmost importance.

他专注于研究沅湘地区的文化。

Tā zhuān zhù yú yán jiū Yuán Xiāng dì qū de wén huà.

He specializes in researching the culture of the Yuan and Xiang River region.

Related Characters

Component: 元

Component: 氵

沅