河 (hé): River — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Writing 3

HSK 3.0Vocab 3 Recognition 3 Writing 3

1.

Animated Stroke Order 河

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 河

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

河

氵water

可can, possible

河=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 河

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5.

How to Use 河

River-related words

All words contain 河 as a core morpheme meaning 'river' or 'waterway'.

HSK 3

6.

Example Sentences

xià夏

yè夜

kě可

yǐ以

kàn看

dào到

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氵water

+可can, possible

Water (氵) and a possible (可) — a river that flows steadily and can be crossed.

huáng黄

hé河

Yellow River

HSK 3.0 · L5

hé河

liú流

river

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yùn运

hé河

Canal

明

liàng亮

de的

yín银

hé河

。

On summer nights, you can see the bright Milky Way.

Fén汾

hé河

shì是

Shān山

xī西

shěng省

de的

yī一

tiáo条

dà大

hé河

。

The Fen River is a large river in Shanxi Province.

zhè这

tiáo条

hé河

liú流

de的

shuǐ水

hěn很

qīng清

chè澈

。

The water in this river is very clear.

zhè这

tiáo条

hé河

de的

shuǐ水

hěn很

qīng清

。

The water in this river is very clear.

huáng黄

hé河

shì是

zhōng中

guó国

de的

mǔ母

qīn亲

hé河

。

The Yellow River is the mother river of China.

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