泉 (cyun4 | quan2) : spring water

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泉

cyun4

quan2

[1] spring (water); fountain
[2] nether regions; world of the dead
[2] (archaic) coin

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

泉

This word has been viewed 7597 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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源泉 jyun4 cyun4 yuan2 quan2 = source

噴泉 pan3 cyun4 = fountain

浸溫泉 zam3 wan1 cyun4 = take the waters

溫泉 wan1 cyun4 wen1 quan2 = hotspring; spa

間歇泉 gaan3 hit3 cyun4 jian4 xie1 quan2 = geyser

洗溫泉 sai2 wan1 cyun4 = [v] to take a hot spring bath

黃泉 wong4 cyun4 huang2 quan2 = underworld

拜泉 baai3 cyun4 bai4 quan2 = Baiquan (place in Heilongjiang)

福泉 fuk1 cyun4 fu2 quan2 = Fuquan (place in Guizhou)

甘泉 gam1 cyun4 gan1 quan2 = Ganquan (place in Shaanxi)
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噴泉前面有一隻好靚嘅黑色貓粵
There's a beautiful cat in front of the fountain.
[Lit. fountain front-face have one [counter] beautiful [possessive particle] black-colour cat.]

噴泉側邊有一隻好靚嘅白色狗仔粵
There's a beautiful white puppy beside the fountain.
[Lit. fountain side have one [counter] beautiful [possessive particle] white-colour dog-child]

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Decimal representation of this word: 泉
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