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)

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Pronunciation

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Cities

泉州 Quanzhou, Fujian
阳泉 Yangquan, Shanxi
酒泉 Jiuquan, Gansu