泉
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spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 4
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 水 +5
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 泉
- Common rank
- #1,008
- Unicode
- U+6CC9
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Formation & memory
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Words with 泉
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泉山区 | Quanshan, a district of Xuzhou City 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu | |
| 平泉市 | Pingquan, a county-level city in Chengde City 承德市[Cheng2 de2 Shi4], Hebei | |
| 石泉县 | Shiquan, a county in Ankang City 安康市[An1 kang1 Shi4], Shaanxi | |
| 不老泉 | fountain of youth | |
| 阳泉市 | Yangquan, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3] | |
| 龙泉市 | Longquan, a county-level city in Lishui City 麗水市|丽水市[Li2 shui3 Shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 泉州市 | Quanzhou, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3] | |
| 海底热泉 | (marine geology) hydrothermal vent | |
| 酒泉市 | Jiuquan, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3] | |
| 农夫山泉 | Nongfu Spring, Chinese bottled water and beverage company | |
| 玉泉区 | Yuquan, a district of Hohhot City 呼和浩特市[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4 Shi4], Inner Mongolia | |
| 福泉市 | 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 | Wanquan River, Hainan | |
| 临泉县 | Linquan, a county in Fuyang City 阜陽市|阜阳市[Fu4 yang2 Shi4], Anhui | |
| 温泉县 | 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 | Liquan, a county in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi | |
| 命归黄泉 | lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huang2 quan2] (idiom); fig. to die; to meet one… | |
| 泉港区 | Quangang, a district of Quanzhou City 泉州市[Quan2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian | |
| 泉山 | see 泉山區|泉山区[Quan2 shan1 Qu1] | |
| 泉水 | spring water; CL:股[gu3] |
Sound family
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