Chinese Character 河 Meanings and components.

Form

河

Meaning

河 meaning[3] in English

River.

Cl:條|条[Tiao2],道[Dao4].

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 河 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'water' radical in … (氵) , and can (可)

Its radical[1] is: 水 (shui3) which means: Surname Shui, .水shui3surname Shui

In cangjie it is written with EMNR

How to write 河

To write河he2river you should write a combination of 氵shui5'water' radical … , 可ke3can arranged in a 吅 shape:

氵 + 可 = 河

河 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 河 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 河, looks as follow:

河
Pinyin:he2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: River . Cl:條|条[Tiao2],道[Dao4]
氵
Pinyin:shui5
Meaning[3]: 'Water' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 85), Occurring In 没, 法, 流 Etc . See Also 三點水|三点水[San1 Dian3 Shui3]
可
Pinyin:ke3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Can . May . Able To . To Approve . To Permit . To Suit . (Particle Used For Emphasis) Certainly . Very
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
丁
Pinyin:ding1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Ding
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
亅
Pinyin:jue2
Meaning[3]: 'Vertical Stroke With Hook' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 6) . See Also 豎鉤|竖钩[Shu4 Gou1]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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