川
chuān
abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川[Si4 chuan1] in southwest China
(bound form) river; creek; plain; an area of level country
left-lean (丿) + flow (丨) + flow (丨) = river flowing between banks
The two outer strokes curve outward like riverbanks, while the middle stroke flows straight down between them — three lines together evoking water channeled through land. This simple picture became the word for river and, by extension, the vast plains rivers carve out.
他喜欢吃川菜，觉得很香。
tā xǐ huan chī chuān cài, juéde hěn xiāng。
He likes eating Sichuan food and finds it very fragrant.
她从小在川西长大，很熟悉那里的山和水。
tā cóng xiǎo zài chuān xī zhǎng dà, hěn shú xī nà lǐ de shān hé shuǐ。
She grew up in western Sichuan and is very familiar with the mountains and rivers there.
Words with 川
永川
yǒng chuān
see 永川區|永川区[Yong3 chuan1 Qu1]
东川
dōng chuān
Dongchuan district of Kunming city 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 shi4], Yunnan
周小川
zhōu xiǎo chuān
Zhou Xiaochuan (1948–), Chinese economist, governor of the People's Bank of China 中國人民銀行|中国人民银行[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Yin2 hang2] 2002–2018
川西
chuān xī
Western Sichuan
陇川
lǒng chuān
Longchuan county in Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture 德宏傣族景頗族自治州|德宏傣族景颇族自治州[De2 hong2 Dai3 zu2 Jing3 po1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
临川
lín chuān
see 臨川區|临川区[Lin2 chuan1 Qu1]
临川区
lín chuān qū
Linchuan, a district of Fuzhou City 撫州市|抚州市[Fu3 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
临川羡鱼
lín chuān xiàn yú
see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]
通川区
tōng chuān qū
Tongchuan district of Dazhou city 達州市|达州市[Da2 zhou1 shi4], Sichuan
遂川县
suì chuān xiàn
Suichuan, a county in Ji'an City 吉安市[Ji2 an1 Shi4], Jiangxi
遂川
suì chuān
see 遂川縣|遂川县[Sui4 chuan1 Xian4]
郭小川
guō xiǎo chuān
Guo Xiaochuan (1919-1976), PRC communist poet, hero in the war with Japan, died after long persecution during Cultural Revolution