| Definition | spring; source, head; surname |
| Unicode | U+6e90 |
| TCVN Code | V1-5D25 |
| Cangjie | EMHF |
| Total strokes | 13 |
| Radical + strokes | 氵 thủy (85) + 10 strokes |
| Hán-Việt reading | nguyên |
| Mandarin (Pinyin) | yuán |
| Cantonese (Jyutping) | jyun4 |
| Vietnamese | nguyên, nhũ "nguyên do" (btcn) |
| Vietnamese | nguồn, nhũ "nguồn gốc" (vhn) |
| Vietnamese | ngùn, nhũ "ngùn ngụt" (gdhn) |