| 湟源 | Huáng yuán | Huangyuan county in Xining 西宁, Qinghai |
| 湟源县 | Huáng yuán xiàn | Huangyuan county in Xining 西宁, Qinghai |
| 源・赖朝 | Yuán · Lài cháo | MINAMOTO no Yoritomo (1147-1199), Japanese warlord and founder of the Kamakura shogunate 镰仓幕府 |
| 源代码 | yuán dài mǎ | source code |
| 源汇 | Yuán huì | Yuanhui district of Luohe city 漯河市, Henan |
| 源汇区 | Yuán huì qū | Yuanhui district of Luohe city 漯河市, Henan |
| 源器官 | yuán qì guān | source organ |
| 源城 | Yuán chéng | Yuancheng district of Heyuan city 河源市, Guangdong |
| 源城区 | Yuán chéng qū | Yuancheng district of Heyuan city 河源市, Guangdong |
| 源于 | yuán yú | has its origins in |
| 源氏物语 | Yuán shì Wù yǔ | The Tale of Genji; Genji Monogatari |
| 源源不断 | yuán yuán bù duàn | a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream |
| 源码 | yuán mǎ | source code (computing) |
| 源自 | yuán zì | to originate from |
| 源头 | yuán tóu | source; fountainhead |
| 源点 | yuán diǎn | source |
| 源点地址 | yuán diǎn dì zhǐ | source address |
| 溯源 | sù yuán | to investigate the origin of sth; to trace a river upstream back to its source |
| 溶源性 | róng yuán xìng | lysogeny (reproduction cycle of bacteriophage 噬菌体) |
| 沧源佤族自治县 | Cāng yuán Wǎ zú zì zhì xiàn | Cangyuan Va autonomous county in Lincang 临沧, Yunnan |
| 沧源县 | Cāng yuán xiàn | Cangyuan Va autonomous county in Lincang 临沧, Yunnan |
| 汉源 | Hàn yuán | Hanyuan county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan |
| 汉源县 | Hàn yuán xiàn | Hanyuan county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan |
| 涟源 | Lián yuán | Lianyuan county level city in Loudi 娄底, Hunan |
| 涟源地区 | Lián yuán dì qū | Lianyuan county in Loudi 娄底, Hunan |
| 涟源市 | Lián yuán shì | Lianyuan county level city in Loudi 娄底, Hunan |
| 济源 | Jì yuán | Jiyuan directly administered city in Henan |
| 济源市 | Jì yuán shì | Jiyuan directly administered city in Henan |
| 物种起源 | wù zhǒng qǐ yuán | Charles Darwin's Origin of Species |
| 异源多倍体 | yì yuán duō bèi tǐ | allopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of different species) |
| 病源 | bìng yuán | cause of disease |
| 矿产资源 | kuàng chǎn zī yuán | mineral resources |
| 究其根源 | jiū qí gēn yuán | to trace something to its source (idiom) |
| 统一资源 | tǒng yī zī yuán | unified resource |
| 统一资源定位 | tǒng yī zī yuán dìng wèi | universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress |
| 统一资源定位符 | tǒng yī zī yuán dìng wèi fú | universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress |
| 罗源 | Luó yuán | Luoyuan county in Fuzhou 福州, Fujian |
| 罗源县 | Luó yuán xiàn | Luoyuan county in Fuzhou 福州, Fujian |
| 美国能源部 | Měi guó néng yuán bù | US Department of Energy (DOE) |
| 美汁源 | Měi zhī yuán | Minute Maid |
| 翁源 | Wēng yuán | Wengyuan county in Shaoguan 韶关, Guangdong |
| 翁源县 | Wēng yuán xiàn | Wengyuan county in Shaoguan 韶关, Guangdong |
| 耳源性 | ěr yuán xìng | aural vertigo |
| 肇源 | Zhào yuán | Zhaoyuan county in Daqing 大庆, Heilongjiang |
| 肇源县 | Zhào yuán xiàn | Zhaoyuan county in Daqing 大庆, Heilongjiang |
| 能源危机 | néng yuán wēi jī | energy crisis |
| 能源短缺 | néng yuán duǎn quē | energy shortage |
| 自然资源 | zì rán zī yuán | natural resource |
| 万恶之源 | wàn è zhī yuán | the root of all evil |
| 万源 | Wàn yuán | Wanyuan county level city in Dazhou 达州, Sichuan |
