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Animated Stroke Order 川

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How to write 川 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 川

川 stroke order diagram

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3.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 川

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4.

How to Use 川

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 川 works in context.

Words related to rivers or flow

Both words contain 川 meaning 'river' or 'flow'.

川流不息 • chuān liú bù xī • a continuous flow • HSK 6

HSK 6

chuān川

liú流

bù不

xī息

a continuous flow

山川 • shān chuān • Mountains and rivers / Scenery • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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shān山

chuān川

Mountains and rivers / Scenery

5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 川 is used in context

sì四

chuān川

yǐ以

má麻

là辣

měi美

shí食

wén闻

míng名

。

Sichuan is famous for its spicy cuisine.

jiē街

dào道

shàng上

chē车

liàng辆

chuān川

liú流

bù不

xī

zhè这

lǐ里

de的

shān山

chuān川

jǐng景

sè色

fēi非

cháng

Information

Pinyinchuān

Meaningriver

Strokes3

Radical川

Traditional川

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#2208

Zhuyinㄔㄨㄢ

UnicodeU+5DDD

CangjieLLL

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息

。

Vehicles flow continuously on the street.

常

měi美

lì丽

。

The mountain and river scenery here is very beautiful.

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