| 源 |
Yuán shì Wù yǔ | The Tale of Genji, classic Japanese novel by Murasaki Shikibu (c. 11th century) |
| 源 |
yuán | root / source / origin |
| 氏 |
shì | clan name / maiden name |
| 氏 |
zhī | see 月氏 and 阏氏 |
| 物 |
wù | (bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself |
| 物 |
wù yǔ | monogatari / epic narrative (Japanese literary form) |
| 语 |
yǔ | dialect / language / speech |
| 语 |
yù | (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know |