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泉 quán water spring

spring

How to remember 泉: 白 white + 水 water = water spring. The hikers cheer as white foam bubbles up and fresh water pours out of the rock, a real mountain water spring.

  • 1,641. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 9 strokes
  • Radical 水

Component breakdown

泉 = 白 white + 水 water

  • 白 white
  • 水 water
The Gushi story

The hikers cheer as white foam bubbles up and fresh water pours out of the rock, a real mountain water spring.

How it came to be

An opening in rock with water running out of the bottom and away down the page. The opening is drawn closed at the top: the water is not falling in, it is coming up out.

How it is used

  • A natural spring - water rising from the ground: 温泉 (wēnquán) hot spring, 喷泉 (pēnquán) fountain, 矿泉水 (kuàngquánshuǐ) mineral (spring) water.
  • Distinct from 井 (jǐng) a dug well - 泉 flows up on its own.
  • Figurative 源泉 (yuánquán) = the wellspring / source of something: 力量的源泉 (lìliàng de yuánquán) the source of strength.

Words with 泉

Example sentences

  • 矿泉水的味道很甘甜。 Kuàngquánshuǐ de wèidao hěn gāntián.The mineral water tastes very sweet.