HSK 6 · Ideas

源泉 yuánquán “source” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 源泉 means

  1. source
  2. fountainhead
  3. wellspring
  4. well-spring
  5. water source
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • fig. origin

How to say 源泉

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale源yuán2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale泉quán2nd tone, rising

源泉 in a sentence

  1. 水是生命的源泉。

    Shuǐ shì shēngmìng de yuánquán.

    Water is the source of life.

    Sentence #2444296 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 源泉 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 源 (yuán) with each of its parts in a different colour
源yuánroot
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
  • 原source · yuánSound part

氵 hints at the meaning (water); 原 (yuán) hints at the sound. Compare it with yuán.

The character 泉 (quán) with each of its parts in a different colour
泉quánspring
  • 白white · bái
  • 水water · shuǐ

How to write 源泉

源 13 strokes · 泉 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

源泉 (yuánquán) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 源泉 (yuánquán). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 源泉

Words with 源

资源zīyuán · resources能源néngyuán · energy电源diànyuán · power supply根源gēnyuán · root来源láiyuán · source起源qǐyuán · origin

Words with 泉

矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐ · mineral water

More words: Ideas & Concepts

优胜劣汰yōushèngliètài · survival of the fittest优先yōuxiān · priority缘故yuángù · reason原理yuánlǐ · principle与日俱增yǔrìjùzēng · to grow day by day预兆yùzhào · omen再接再厉zàijiēzàilì · to keep up the good work障碍zhàng'ài · obstacle

FAQs

源泉 (yuánquán) means “source” or “fountainhead”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yuánquán: yuán with a 2nd tone, then quán with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 源泉 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yuanquan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 源泉 from the suggestions. Typing yuanquan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
源泉 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.