Late Middle Chinese origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “pure” + “source”
Ultimately from Middle Chinese 清源 (MC tshjeng ngjwon).
Sources for this account (3)
- Wiktionary: 清源CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- JMnedict entry 5437866CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-10-15 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- KANJIDIC2: 清, 源CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-288 · retrieved 2026-10-15

