河

hé

river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4])

(bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way; (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2 fen3]

water (氵) + sound [可] = river

可 gives the sound hé; the water radical anchors the meaning to flowing water. 河 most famously refers to the Yellow River, China's iconic waterway.

氵+可→河
可PermissiblePhonetic
氵WaterSemantic

这条河的水很清,孩子们喜欢在里面玩。

zhè tiáo hé de shuǐ hěn qīng, háizi men xǐhuān zài lǐmiàn wán.

The water in this river is very clear; the children like to play in it.

夏天雨水多,河里的水位涨得很高。

xiàtiān yǔshuǐ duō, hé lǐ de shuǐwèi zhǎng de hěn gāo.

There is a lot of rain in summer, and the water level in the river rises very high.

Words with 河

河畔

hé pàn

riverside

湄南河

méi nán hé

Chao Phraya River (aka Menam), the main river of Thailand

萨瓦河

sà wǎ hé

Sava River, flowing through Southeast Europe

恒河

héng hé

Ganges River

运河

yùn hé

see 運河區|运河区[Yun4 he2 Qu1]

河东区

hé dōng qū

Hedong district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]

母亲河

mǔ qīn hé

lifeline river; river regarded as the cradle of a civilization

阿穆尔河

ā mù ěr hé

same as 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]

开河

kāi hé

to open a river

河马

hé mǎ

hippopotamus

伊犁河

yī lí hé

Ili River in central Asia

临河

lín hé

see 臨河區|临河区[Lin2 he2 Qu1]

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