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quán

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quán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
quán | quan2
English translation
spring (small stream)
mouth of a spring
coin (archaic)
spring, fountain; wealth, money

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About quán

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

quán

Contains the radical

Shuǐ

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

Water  Shuǐ flowing from a spring  Bái

Etymology of quán

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

白水 Bái shuǐ

Explanation

Pictograph of water flowing out of a spring.

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Example sentences using quán

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那些 nà xiē bèn 线路 xiàn lù dìng zài 地下 dì xià àn quán 上头 shàng tóu le .

Those fools had laid out the lines where there's hidden springs of water.

清澈 qīngchè de 山泉 Shuǐ shì Qiū 山中 de dào 风景线.

Akiyama is also a clear mountain spring water in a landscape.

可怜 kělián ā , 我们 wǒmen de 泉水 quán shuǐ zài 这里 zhè lǐ gōng 解渴 jiě kě .

And , alas, our spring is not here to allay your thirst.

递给基米一杯赛尔脱兹矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ .

He gave Jimmy a seltzer on the spot.

qǐng gěi lái bēi 矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ

A glass of mineral water, please.

Words with quán

Explore 22 words and sayings that include the Chinese character quán in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
quán coin (archaic) quán
温泉 Wēn quán spa溫泉
喷泉 pēn quán fountain噴泉
矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ mineral spring water礦泉水
小泉 Xiǎo quán Koizumi (name)小泉 Xiǎo quán
源泉 yuánquán fountainhead源泉 yuánquán
泉州 Quán zhōu Quanzhou prefecture level city in Fujian泉州 Quán zhōu
泉水 quán shuǐ spring water泉水 quán shuǐ
黄泉 Huáng quán the Yellow Springs黃泉
泉州市 Quán zhōu shì Quanzhou prefecture level city in Fujian泉州市 Quán zhōu shì
小泉纯一郎 Xiǎo quán Chún yī láng KOIZUMI Jun'ichirō (1942-), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2001-2006小泉純一郎
矿泉 kuàng quán mineral spring礦泉
清泉 qīng quán clear spring清泉 qīng quán
龙泉 Lóng quán Longquanyi district of Chengdu city 成都市 Chéng dū shì [Chéng​dū​shì], Sichuan龍泉
酒泉 Jiǔ quán Jiuquan prefecture-level city in Gansu酒泉 Jiǔ quán
涌泉 yǒng quán gushing spring湧泉
泉源 quán yuán springhead泉源 quán yuán
甘泉 Gān quán Ganquan county in Yan'an 延安 Yán ān [Yán​'ān], Shaanxi甘泉 Gān quán
阳泉 Yáng quán Yangquan prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西 Shān xī 陽泉
泉涌 quán yǒng to gush泉湧
泉眼 quán yǎn mouth of a spring or fountain泉眼 quán yǎn
福泉 Fú quán Fuquan county level city in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州 Qián nán zhōu [Qián​nán​zhōu], Guizhou福泉 Fú quán

quán Decomposition & Compounds

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quán Decomposition

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quán Compounds

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  • quán
    • xiàn , xún , quán , , , , , xiàn , , , , ,
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