Chinese Word: 河 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

河HSK 3

Pinyin: hé

English Definition: river; Classifiers: 条

Chinese Definition:
①水道的通称：河道。河沟。河谷。河流。河滩。河沿。河鲜(供食用的新鲜河鱼、河虾等)。河港。河湾。河网。河运。内河。
②特指中国黄河：河套。河防。
③指“银河系”：天河。河汉。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:可 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 诃何汜

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河南	hé nán	Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫 , capital Zhengzhou 郑州
黄河HSK 3	huáng hé	Yellow River or Huang He
河北	hé běi	Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀 , capital Shijiazhuang 石家庄
河流	hé liú	river; Classifiers: 条
淮河	huái hé	Huai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黄河

1		hé shuǐ 河水 zhú jiàn 逐渐 biàn 变 qiǎn 浅。 The river is gradually becoming shallower.
2		zhè 这 tiáo 条 hé liú 河流 hěn cháng 很长。 This river is very long.
3		tā men 他们 zài 在 hé pàn 河畔 sàn bù 散步。 They are taking a walk by the river bank.
4		hé shuǐ 河水 qīng chè 清澈 jiàn 见 dǐ 底。 The river water is clear enough to see the bottom.
5		nán bian 南边 yǒu 有 yī tiáo 一条 xiǎo hé 小河。 There is a small river to the south.

1		hé shuǐ 河水 zhú jiàn 逐渐 biàn 变 qiǎn 浅。 The river is gradually becoming shallower.
2		zhè 这 tiáo 条 hé liú 河流 hěn cháng 很长。 This river is very long.
3		tā men 他们 zài 在 hé pàn 河畔 sàn bù 散步。 They are taking a walk by the river bank.
4		hé shuǐ 河水 qīng chè 清澈 jiàn 见 dǐ 底。 The river water is clear enough to see the bottom.
5		nán bian 南边 yǒu 有 yī tiáo 一条 xiǎo hé 小河。 There is a small river to the south.