Word: 发源 (fāyuán) Traditional: 發源 发源 dictionary entry fāyuán to rise; to originate; source; derivation Full dictionary entry for 发源 Example sentences using 发源 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 听说这种面条最早发源于北方。 Tīngshuō zhèzhǒng miàntiáo zuì zǎo fāyuán yú běifāng. I hear this kind of noodle originated in the north. 这条河发源于西边的高山。 Zhè tiáo hé fāyuán yú xībiān de gāoshān. This river rises in the mountains to the west.