river, stream
Animated Stroke Order 川
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HSK Vocabulary: 川
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 川 is used in context
1
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.
2
jiē街
dào道
shàng上
chē车
liàng辆
chuān川
liú流
bù不
xī息
。
Vehicles flow continuously on the street.
3
zhè这
lǐ里
de的
shān山
chuān川
jǐng景
sè色
fēi非
cháng常
měi美
lì丽
。
The mountain and river scenery here is very beautiful.
4
jiē街
shàng上
de的
rén人
chuān川
liú流
bù不
xī息
。
People on the street are flowing continuously.
5
zhè这
tiáo条
hé河
chuān川
liú流
bù不
xī息
，
yì一
zhí直
liú流
xiàng向
dà大
hǎi海
。
This river flows continuously, all the way to the sea.
6
jié节
rì日
qī期
jiān间
，
shāng商
chǎng场
lǐ里
de的
gù顾
kè客
chuān川
liú流
bù不
xī息
，
fēi非
cháng常
rè热
nào闹
。
During the holiday season, customers in the mall flow continuously, making it very lively.
7
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huān欢
kàn看
shān山
chuān川
。
I like to look at mountains and rivers.
8
zhōng中
guó国
de的
shān山
chuān川
hěn很
měi美
。
The mountains and rivers in China are beautiful.
9
shān山
chuān川
zhuàng壮
lì丽
，
jǐng景
sè色
rú如
huà画
。
The mountains and rivers are magnificent, and the scenery is picturesque.
Information
Traditional川
Radical川
Strokes3
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#2208
Zhuyinㄔㄨㄢ
Components—
UnicodeU+5DDD
CangjieLLL
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Cultural note
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