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The character "源", signifying source or origin, integrates the water radical with the phonetic and semantic component "原", which denotes a plain or foundational expanse, thus pictorially representing the notion of a spring as the point where a river begins. Etymologically, its early usage was confined to literal water sources, but its semantic field gradually extended to abstract origins, encompassing the root or cause of any entity or idea. This conceptual expansion from a specific geographical feature to a broader metaphorical sense occurred while the character's structure remained stable, with no distinct simplified variant emerging, thereby preserving its direct compositional logic.
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水的来源是雨水。
我们需要节约水资源。
能源问题越来越严重。
找到问题的源头是关键。
这家公司有丰富的客户资源。
探索宇宙的起源很有趣。
污染源必须被严格控制。
可再生能源的发展是解决能源危机的根本途径。