黄泉 huángquán the underworld Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents huángquán the underworld · the grave 黄 黃 huáng adjectivenoun yellow the color of gold or sunflower petals; also used to describe things that are withered or faded泉 quán grave (literary) the underworld; the place where the dead are buried, often referred to as 黄泉 huángquán or 九泉 jiǔquánhuángquán underground springs 黄 黃 huáng adjectivenoun yellow the color of gold or sunflower petals; also used to describe things that are withered or faded泉 quán noun source (literary) the source of a river or stream