源泉 meaning in English

yuánquán

fountainhead; well-spring

HSK 7-9noun22 strokes

Meaning of 源泉

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yuánquán
  1. fountainhead
  2. well-spring
  3. water source
  4. fig. origin

源泉 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

水shuǐ是shì生shēng命mìng的de源yuán泉quán。
Life cannot exist without water.

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源 yuán · spring · 13 strokes

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泉 quán · spring · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 源泉.

来源láiyuánsource (of information etc); origin
资源zīyuánnatural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)
电源diànyuánelectric power source
矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐmineral water
能源néngyuánenergy sources; energy
起源qǐyuánorigin; to originate
温泉wēnquánhot spring
喷泉pēnquánfountain
水源shuǐyuánwater source; water supply
源头yuántóusource; origin; fountainhead
源于yuányúhas its origins in
根源gēnyuánorigin; root (cause)

Questions about 源泉

What does 源泉 mean?

源泉 (yuánquán) means "fountainhead; well-spring" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 源泉?

源泉 is made of 2 characters: 源 (13 strokes), 泉 (9 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 源泉 an HSK word?

Yes. 源泉 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.