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河 hé

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河 hé Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hé | he2
English translation
river
CL:條 tiáo
>条 tiáo [tiáo],道 dào [dào]
river, stream; the Yellow river

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About 河 hé

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

河 hé

Contains the radical

氵 shuǐ

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

water

Etymology of 河 hé

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰氵可

Semantic compound

氵 shuǐ

Phonetic compound

可 kě

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 shuǐ represents the meaning and 可 kě represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 河 hé

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我 wǒ 带 dài 着 zhāo 狗 gǒu 沿 yán 那条河 hé 散步 sànbù .

I took my dog for a walk along the river.

河边 hé biān 疏疏 shū shū 落 là 落 là 有 yǒu 几棵柳树 liǔ shù .

The river was sparsely lined with willow trees.

她 tā 声音 shēngyīn 甜润 tián rùn , 时而 shíér 口若悬河 kǒu ruò xuán hé ,时而 shíér 拖声拖 tuō 气 qì .

She had a sweet voice, sometimes rapid and sometimes drawling in her throat.

苑 yuàn 川 Chuān 河 hé 断层 duàn céng 属 shǔ 金 Jīn 城关 chéng guān 断层 duàn céng 东 Dōng 延 Yán 部分 bùfen .

Court River fault is the fault Chengguan extension of the East.

供气: “西气东输 shū ”的 de 天然气 tiānránqì 漯河 Luò hé 已经 yǐjīng 开通 kāi tōng .

Gas supply: The gas west - east transfer project has been in operation.

Words with 河 hé

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
河 hé river河 hé
河南 Hé nán Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫 Yù , capital Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州 Zhèng zhōu [Zhèng​zhōu]河南 Hé nán
爱河 aì hé the river of love愛河
河流 hé liú river河流 hé liú
河边 hé biān river bank河邊
河北 Hé běi Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀 jì , capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄 Shí jiā zhuāng [Shí​jiā​zhuāng]河北 Hé běi
银河 Yín hé Milky Way銀河
黄河 HuángHé Yellow River or Huang He黃河
运河 yùn hé canal運河
河水 hé shuǐ river water河水 hé shuǐ
河南省 Hé nán shěng Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫 Yù [Yù], capital Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州 Zhèng zhōu [Zhèng​zhōu]河南省 Hé nán shěng
河北省 Hé běi Shěng Hebei Province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀 jì [Jì], capital Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄 Shí jiā zhuāng [Shí​jiā​zhuāng]河北省 Hé běi Shěng
银河系 Yín hé xì Milky Way Galaxy銀河系
河豚 hé tún puffer河豚 hé tún
河道 hé dào river course河道 hé dào
河马 hé mǎ hippopotamus河馬
小河 xiǎo hé brook小河 xiǎo hé
天河 Tiān hé Milky Way天河 Tiān hé
河谷 hé gǔ river valley河谷 hé gǔ
河畔 hé pàn riverside河畔 hé pàn
河岸 hé àn riverside河岸 hé àn
大河 dà hé large river (esp the Yellow River)大河 dà hé
冰河 bīng hé glacier冰河 bīng hé

河 hé Decomposition & Compounds

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河 hé Decomposition

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河 hé Compounds

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