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九泉 (jiǔ quán): Netherworld — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

九 • jiǔ • nine • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

jiǔ九

nine

Word Info

Pinyinjiǔ quán

Meaningnetherworld; the underworld (where the dead reside)

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泉 • quán • spring, fountain, source of water

quán泉

spring, fountain, source of water

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 九泉.

Words with 九

九十jiǔ shíninety
九月jiǔ yuèSeptember
九点jiǔ diǎnnine o'clock
十九shí jiǔnineteen
第九dì jiǔninth
一言九鼎yī yán jiǔ dǐngA person's word carries great weight; a promise or statement is extremely influential and trustworthy.
举十知九jǔ shí zhī jiǔTo be extremely knowledgeable; to understand almost everything one encounters.
九死一生jiǔ sǐ yī shēngto have a narrow escape from death; to survive after many perils

Words with 泉

矿泉水kuàng quán shuǐmineral water
源泉yuán quánfountain; source
喷泉pēn quánFountain
温泉wēn quánhot spring

泉水

quán shuǐ

spring water

黄泉huáng quánthe underworld, afterlife

趵突泉bào tū quánBaotuquan, name of a spring

文思泉涌wén sī quán yǒngDescribes a state of creative inspiration where ideas and words flow freely and abundantly.

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Example Sentences with 九泉

nǎi奶

nai奶

qù去

shì世

hòu后

，

yé爷

ye爷

cháng常

shuō说

xī希

wàng望

zì自

jǐ己

jiāng将

lái来

yě也

néng能

zài在

jiǔ九

quán泉

zhī之

xià下

yǔ与

tā她

chóng重

féng逢

。

After Grandma passed away, Grandpa often says he hopes to be reunited with her in the netherworld in the future.

tā他

guì跪

zài在

fù父

qīn亲

de的

mù墓

qián前

fā发

lǎo老

rén人

lín临

zhōng终

qián前

shuō说

，

tā他

zhè这

shì誓

，

yī一

dìng定

yào要

ràng让

jiǔ九

quán泉

zhī之

xià下

de的

fù父

qīn亲

wèi为

tā他

jiāo骄

ào傲

。

He knelt before his father's grave and vowed that he would make his father in the netherworld proud of him.

yī一

shēng生

méi没

yǒu有

yí遗

hàn憾

，

kě可

yǐ以

ān安

xīn心

qù去

jiǔ九

quán泉

le了

。

Before passing away, the old man said he had no regrets in this life and could go to the netherworld in peace.