泉 (quán): spring (natural water source)

Measure Word

一眼泉 yǎn

Shān lǐ yǒu hěn duō tiānrán de quán.

There are many natural springs in the mountains.

Quánshuǐ qīngchè gāntián.

The spring water is clear and sweet.

Jǐnán bèi chēng wéi quánchéng.

Jinan is known as the Spring City.

memory

The character 泉 looks like water (水 at the bottom) emerging from a white (白) source underground.

usage

Common compounds: 温泉 (wēnquán, hot spring), 泉水 (quánshuǐ, spring water), 矿泉水 (kuàngquánshuǐ, mineral water).

泉 quán