CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- he2
- English meanings
- watercourse, stream, Yellow River, fluvial, river, drink
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 可.
Meaning & sound clues
氵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “water”.
可 is identified as the sound component (kě). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 河.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
what; why
be equal to
scold; breathe out
and
drink
pit
case
grain; cereal plant
lotus
used in 菏泽 (Heze)
congratulate
illustrious; conspicuous; hertz
barrier; estrangement
close; whole
crane
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
- 01
There's a river in front of the door.
- 02
This river is long.
- 03
The river water is clear.
- 04
Fish by the river.
- 05
There's a bridge over the river.
- 06
Swim in the river in summer.
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 河流
- 河畔
- 运河