川 Chuān

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Traditional form

川 Chuān

Contains the radical

川 Chuān

Part of speech

Abbreviation / 简称略语 Jiǎnchēng lüèyǔ

Learning hint

A river's flow; compare 巛 chuān

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿲丿丨丨

Explanation

Pictograph of a river.

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还有 hái yǒu 食物 shíwù 也 Yě 不同 bù tóng ! 我 wǒ 听说 tīng shuō 川菜 Chuān cài 很 hěn 辣 là .

B : And the food! I hear the cuisine is quite hot.

四川 Sì chuān 菜 cài 以 yǐ 麻 má 、辣 là 、五 wǔ 香味 xiāng wèi 而 ér 著 zhù 称 chèn .

Sichuan cuisine is noted for its tingling, pungent and spicy flavor.

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.

百川 bǎi chuān 灌河.

All streams flow into the Huanghe River.

B是 shì 呀 ya ,四川 Sì chuān 风味 fēngwèi 是以 shì yǐ 辣 là 为主 wéi zhǔ . 比 Bǐ 其他 qítā 所有 suǒyǒu 风味 fēngwèi 都 dōu 辣 là .

B Yes. Sichuan food is really spicy. It's hotter than other food.

Explore 16 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 川 Chuān in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
川 Chuān	river	川 Chuān
四川 Sì chuān	Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 Chuān or 蜀 shǔ , capital Chengdu 成都 Chéng dū	四川 Sì chuān
冰川 bīng chuān	glacier	冰川 bīng chuān
四川省 Sì chuān Shěng	Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 Chuān [Chuān] or 蜀 shǔ [Shǔ], capital Chengdu 成都 Chéng dū [Chéngdū]	四川省 Sì chuān Shěng
德川 Dé chuān	Tokugawa, the ruling clan of Japan from 1550-1850	德川 Dé chuān
仁川 Rén chuān	Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道 Jīng jī dào [Jīngjīdào], South Korea	仁川 Rén chuān
中川 Zhōng chuān	Nakagawa (Japanese surname and place name)	中川 Zhōng chuān
银川 Yín chuān	Yinchuan city, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區\|宁夏回族自治区 Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū	銀川
川菜 Chuān cài	Sichuan or Szechuan cuisine	川菜 Chuān cài
周小川 Zhōu Xiǎo chuān	Zhou Xiaochuan (1948-), PRC banker and politician, governor of People's Bank of China 中國人民銀行\|中国人民银行 Zhōng guó Rén mín Yín háng [ZhōngguóRénmínYínháng] from 2002	周小川 Zhōu Xiǎo chuān
川崎 Chuān qí	Kawasaki (name)	川崎 Chuān qí
银川市 Yín chuān Shì	Yinchuan city, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區\|宁夏回族自治区 Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū [NíngxiàHuízúZìzhìqū]	銀川市
四川大学 Sì chuān Dà xué	Sichuan University	四川大學
川流不息 chuānliúbùxī	the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow	川流不息 chuānliúbùxī
川芎 chuān xiōng	chuanxiong rhizome	川芎 chuān xiōng
河川 hé chuān	rivers	河川 hé chuān