Radical 85 · 8 strokes

river

HSK 3 (2.0)HSK 2 (3.0)4 meanings#4501Measure word 条 / 道
MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    river

    大量流动的水;流向海洋的水流dàliàng liúdòng de shuǐ;liúxiàng hǎiyáng de shuǐliú

    • This river is very long.

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    • 300

      That river is 300 kilometers long.

  2. noun

    (bound form) the Yellow River

    大河,特别是黄河dàhé、tèbié shì huánghé

    • The Yellow River is the second largest river in China.

  3. noun

    (bound form) the Milky Way

    地上流动的水;也指银河dìshang liúdòng de shuǐ; yě zhǐ yínhé

    • The Milky Way is a gigantic galaxy.

  4. noun

    (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2 fen3]

    用米浆做成的扁形面条yòng mǐ jiāng zuò chéng de biǎn xíng miàn tiáo

    • I like eating rice noodles.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A river is where water flows long, and the sound 'hà' suggests 'khả,' evoking nature's permission for water to flow.

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