源泉

yuánquán

noun HSK 7-9 #13,422

Measure Word

一个源泉 gè

Meanings

1 fountainhead; source; wellspring

Characters

spring; fountain

Examples

HSK 3

知识是力量的源泉。

Zhīshi shì lìliàng de yuánquán.

Knowledge is the source of strength.

HSK 3

家庭是他幸福的源泉。

Jiātíng shì tā xìngfú de yuánquán.

Family is the source of his happiness.

Tips

memory

源 (source) + 泉 (spring/fountain) - a spring that is the source, i.e. the original wellspring of something.

Stroke Order

源 yuán

泉 quán