矿泉水 (kuàngquánshuǐ) · mineral water
矿泉水 (kuàngquánshuǐ) means “mineral water”. It is written with 3 characters: 矿 (mine) + 泉 (spring) + 水 (water). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 矿泉水 is built
The characters
矿 kuàng · mine
What 矿 is made of
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
Origin hint: 石 gives the meaning, 广 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
泉 quán · spring
What 泉 is made of
- 白bái — white
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 水shuǐ — water
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: Water 水 flowing from a spring 白 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
水 shuǐ · water
What 水 is made of
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: A river running between two banks; compare 川 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 矿泉水
What does 矿泉水 mean?
矿泉水 (kuàngquánshuǐ) means “mineral water”.
How do you pronounce 矿泉水?
矿泉水 is pronounced kuàngquánshuǐ.
Which HSK level is 矿泉水?
矿泉水 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 矿产kuàngchǎnminerals
- 源泉yuánquánsource
- 水果shuǐguǒfruit
- 水平shuǐpínglevel
- 药水yàoshuǐliquid medicine
- 凉水liángshuǐcold water
- 纯净水chúnjìngshuǐpurified water
- 海水hǎishuǐseawater
- 开水kāishuǐboiled water
- 泪水lèishuǐtears
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 49: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.