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⼮

river

chuān (chuan1)

Radical no. 47 · 3 strokes (第 47 部首 · 3 画 dì 47 bùshǒu · 3 huà)

Radical ⼮ (chuān) — meaning: river, 3 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from an oracle-bone pictograph representing flowing water, depicted as three parallel strokes resembling waves or currents.

Mnemonic: Three parallel strokes flowing together recall the image of water currents in a river.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

7 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 川chuān

    (bound form) river

    3 strokes

  • 巛chuān

    old variant of 川[chuan1]

    3 strokes

  • 州zhōu

    prefecture

    6 strokes

  • 巡xún

    to patrol

    6 strokes

  • 巟huāng

    a watery waste

    6 strokes

  • 巢cháo

    nest

    11 strokes

  • 巤liè

    old variant of 鬣[lie4]

    15 strokes

Quick check

A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.

Question 1 of 5

Which radical is the main radical of 巤?

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.

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