泉
quán
Water element 水
spring
pure source
Element
Water 水
Radical
水
Strokes
9
Use
Used for any gender
In five-element thinking, Water carries wisdom, adaptability, flow. A name built on 泉 leans on that energy.
The radical
the water radical (水): water itself, wisdom, depth, and ceaseless renewal.
泉 works in names for any gender; what matters is how it is paired and how the tones flow. It is 9 strokes to write.
The image behind the character
毖彼泉水
《诗经·邶风·泉水》
泉 appears in this classical line. Read it as the picture the character draws on, part of why it carries the feeling it does.
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