泉 (quán)

spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic)

HSK 3.1 level 5
9 strokes

Etymology

Depicts water (水) coming out of a crack in a rock.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“泉，水原也。象水流出成川形。”

Components

◎ (iconic) — Depicts a crack in a rock. Unrelated to 白 (white).
水 (iconic)