泉
泉
quán
spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic)
literary
Character Breakdown
Radical: 水 (no. 85)
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- (literary) spring (small stream)
- mouth of a spring
- coin (archaic)
Example Sentences
山上有一眼清泉。
Shān shàng yǒu yī yǎn qīngquán
There is a clear spring on the mountain
Words Containing 泉
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Related Words
一年之计在于春(yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn)· the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
→三春(sān chūn)· the three spring months
→九流(jiǔ liú)· the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nong2 jia1]
→五经(Wǔ jīng)· the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
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New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
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