泉

quán

spring (small stream)

mouth of a spring; coin (archaic)

white (白) + water (水) = a spring of clear water

A spring originates as a bright, white burst of water emerging from rock or earth. The white top suggests that clear, gleaming source; the water below is what flows from it.

白+水→泉
水WaterSemantic
白WhiteSemantic

山上有一口清澈的泉,水很甜。

shān shàng yǒu yī kǒu qīng chè de quán,shuǐ hěn tián。

On the mountain there is a clear spring, and the water is very sweet.

我们沿着小路走,找到了那口古老的泉。

wǒ men yán zhe xiǎo lù zǒu,zhǎo dào le nà kǒu gǔ lǎo de quán。

We walked along the path and found that ancient spring.

Words with 泉

石泉

shí quán

Shiquan County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi

泉州

quán zhōu

see 泉州市[Quan2 zhou1 Shi4]

清泉

qīng quán

clear spring

郭泉

guō quán

Guo Quan, formerly Professor of Nanjing Normal University, sacked after founding New People's Party of China 中國新民黨|中国新民党

酒泉

jiǔ quán

see 酒泉市[Jiu3 quan2 Shi4]

酒泉市

jiǔ quán shì

Jiuquan, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]

醴泉县

lǐ quán xiàn

also written 禮泉縣|礼泉县

金泉

jīn quán

Gimcheon (city in South Korea)

临泉

lín quán

see 臨泉縣|临泉县[Lin2 quan2 Xian4]

临泉县

lín quán xiàn

Linquan, a county in Fuyang City 阜陽市|阜阳市[Fu4 yang2 Shi4], Anhui

阳泉

yáng quán

see 陽泉市|阳泉市[Yang2 quan2 Shi4]

阳泉市

yáng quán shì

Yangquan, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province 山西省[Shan1 xi1 Sheng3]

More characters with 白

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