源 泉

yuánquán

“Fountainhead” in Chinese is 源泉 (yuánquán).

Meaning

fountainhead
well-spring
water source

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fig. origin

Example

水是生命的源泉。

Life cannot exist without water.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

yuánHSK 413 strokesroot quánHSK 49 strokesspring (small stream)

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