泉
spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic)
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,008 U+6CC9
How 泉 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Water 水 flowing from a spring 白
How to remember it
spring · Heisig RSH #141
水 water + 白 white + a drop of + 小 small — as a component also called: spring
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 泉 as their sound component
These characters all use 泉 (quán) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泉 sound component | quán | spring, fountain; wealth, money |
| 原 | yuán | source, origin, beginning |
| 腺 | xiàn | gland |
Words containing 泉
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泉山区 | Quán shān Qū | Quanshan, a district of Xuzhou City 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu |
| 平泉市 | Píng quán Shì | Pingquan, a county-level city in Chengde City 承德市[Cheng2 de2 Shi4], Hebei |
| 石泉县 | Shí quán Xiàn | Shiquan, a county in Ankang City 安康市[An1 kang1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 不老泉 | bù lǎo quán | fountain of youth |
| 阳泉市 | Yáng quán Shì | Yangquan, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3] |
| 龙泉市 | Lóng quán Shì | Longquan, a county-level city in Lishui City 麗水市|丽水市[Li2 shui3 Shi4], Zhejiang |
| 泉州市 | Quán zhōu Shì | Quanzhou, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3] |
| 海底热泉 | hǎi dǐ rè quán | (marine geology) hydrothermal vent |
| 酒泉市 | Jiǔ quán Shì | Jiuquan, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3] |
| 农夫山泉 | Nóng fū Shān quán | Nongfu Spring, Chinese bottled water and beverage company |
| 玉泉区 | Yù quán Qū | Yuquan, a district of Hohhot City 呼和浩特市[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4 Shi4], Inner Mongolia |
| 福泉市 | Fú quán Shì | Fuquan, a county-level city in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Qia… |
| 万泉河 | Wàn quán Hé | Wanquan River, Hainan |
| 临泉县 | Lín quán Xiàn | Linquan, a county in Fuyang City 阜陽市|阜阳市[Fu4 yang2 Shi4], Anhui |
| 温泉县 | Wēn quán Xiàn | Wenquan, a county in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州|博尔塔拉蒙古自治州[Bo2 er3 ta3 … |
| 礼泉县 | Lǐ quán Xiàn | Liquan, a county in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 命归黄泉 | mìng guī Huáng quán | lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huang2 quan2] (idiom); fig. to die; to meet one… |
| 泉港区 | Quán gǎng Qū | Quangang, a district of Quanzhou City 泉州市[Quan2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian |
| 泉山 | Quán shān | see 泉山區|泉山区[Quan2 shan1 Qu1] |
| 泉水 | quán shuǐ | spring water; CL:股[gu3] |