泉
spring; spring mouth; ancient coin; surname
Meanings
4 senses · 20 examplesnoun
spring water; fountain
Refers to natural groundwater flowing out of the earth.
The hot springs here are very famous.
We found a clear spring in the forest.
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This mineral water comes from a sweet spring on the mountain.
The spring water is tinkling, which sounds very pleasant.
We must protect this clear spring from being polluted.
noun
spring mouth; source of a spring
The specific opening or exit where water flows out from underground.
The sediment blocked the spring mouth.
This stream of water flows out from that spring mouth.
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The workers dug out a new spring mouth.
The water is flowing very fast from the spring mouth.
During droughts, this spring mouth sometimes dries up.
noun
ancient term for money or coins
archaicIn ancient times, 'quan' was used metaphorically to refer to currency because water flows endlessly like wealth.
In ancient Chinese, 'quan' was often used to refer to coins.
The museum has collected many ancient coins.
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In the Han Dynasty, copper coins were called 'quan'.
The inscription on this ancient coin is still very clear.
He is a famous collector of ancient coins and has done a lot of research on them.
noun
a Chinese surname
Used as a family name.
I have a colleague whose surname is Quan.
Is Mr. Quan at home?
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The surname Quan is relatively rare.
Hello, my name is Quan Wei.
We couldn't find anyone with the surname Quan in the phone book.