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— “river”

How to write and say the Chinese character (hé), which means river — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Nature & weather.

Pinyin · 拼音
Meaning · 意思 river
Strokes · 笔画 8
Radical · 部首 (water)
Hear it · 听发音
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Stroke order笔顺

河 is written with 8 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

氵 (water) hints at the meaning, and 可 lends its sound — together they make 河.

A common word常用词

xiǎo

a stream

Example sentence例句

xiǎoyǒuxiǎo

There are little fish in the stream.

This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.