# 源泉 (yuánquán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 源泉 (yuánquán) means “source; fountainhead”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: source; fountainhead
- Pinyin: yuánquán (yuan2 quan2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 生活是艺术创作的源泉。
  Shēnghuó shì yìshù chuàngzuò de yuánquán.
  Real life is the source of artistic creation.

## Characters

- 源 (yuán): root; source
- [泉](https://hanziro.com/word/quan-spring/) (quán): spring; fountainhead

https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-quan-source/

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