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河 hé — “river”
How to write and say the Chinese character 河 (hé), which means river — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Nature & weather.
Pinyin · 拼音 hé
Meaning · 意思 river
Strokes · 笔画 8
Radical · 部首 氵 (water)
Hear it · 听发音
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
小河
a stream
Example sentence例句
小河里有小鱼。
There are little fish in the stream.
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