泉 quán spring; wealth
Made up of [水 shuǐ water radical 85, 白 bái bright; clear; white radical 106]Used as component 泉 in :原 yuán
Made with 9 strokes.
Combination of 'bright' and 'water' clearly suggest 'fresh water' from a spring
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Also uses 水 shuǐ component: 冰 bīng (ice) 求 qiú (to seek) ; 永 yǒng (perpetual)
Also uses 白 bái component: 百 bǎi (hundred) 的 de (of) ; 皇 huáng (emperor) ; 怕 pà (to be afraid)
Sounds same
全 quán (all)Different tone
犭 quǎn (dog) ; 犬 quǎn (dog)Pronunciation
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Cities
泉州 Quanzhou, Fujian阳泉 Yangquan, Shanxi
酒泉 Jiuquan, Gansu