发源

fāyuán

HSK 7

发源 — fāyuán

1. to rise; to originate; (of a river, idea, etc.) source; derivation

   长江发源于青藏高原。 chángjiāng fāyuán yú qīngzànggāoyuán — The Yangtze River originates on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau.