河
河
“river”
Radical: 氵
Strokes: 8
Level: HSK 3
How 河 is built — side by side
氵
Water radical (三点水) · shuǐ
Three droplets of water. Any character with 氵 usually has something to do with liquids.
可
may
may, can, -able; possibly
The story behind 河
Water (氵) + 可 (kě, can/sound) = river (河). 可 carries the sound.
💡 黄河 (Huánghé) = Yellow River, mother river of China.
Words with 河
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