山泉 (shān quán) — mountain spring

Definition

noun
mountain spring
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 山泉。
    Zhè lǐ de shān quán fēi cháng qīng chè.
    The mountain spring here is very clear.
  • 山泉。
    Tā men hē de shì shān quán shuǐ.
    They drink mountain spring water.
  • 山泉。
    shān quán Cóng shān shàng liú xià lái.
    The mountain spring flows down from the mountain.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

山shānmountain
泉quánspring

山 is mountain and 泉 is spring; together a spring from the mountain.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

泉 pairs 白 (spring mouth) with 水 (water) to show water flowing from the source of a spring.

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