河
river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]); (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way; (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2 fen3]
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #123 U+6CB3
How 河 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 (semantic, “water”) + 可 (phonetic, kě)
How to remember it
river · Heisig RSH #153
水 water + 可 can
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 可
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 可 (kě) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可 sound component | kě | may, can, -able; possibly |
| 阿 | ā | an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations |
| 柯 | kē | axe-handle, bough, stalk; surname |
| 呵 | hē | to scold; to yawn; the sound of someone laughing (when repeated) |
| 诃 | hē | to scold loudly, to curse, to abuse |
| 苛 | kē | severe, harsh; rigorous, exacting |
| 坷 | kē | uneven, bumpy; a clod of earth; a lump of soil |
| 轲 | kě | axle |
| 蚵 | é | oyster |
| 岢 | kě | the name of a mountain |
| 疴 | kē | sickness, illness; pain |
| 哿 | gě | excellent, capable; happy; to commend |
| 舸 | gě | barge, large boat |
| 钶 | kē | columbium |
Words containing 河
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天河区 | Tiān hé Qū | Tianhe, a district of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 白河县 | Bái hé Xiàn | Baihe, a county in Ankang City 安康市[An1 kang1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 马斯河 | Mǎ sī Hé | Maas or Meuse River, Western Europe |
| 城子河区 | Chéng zi hé Qū | Chengzihe, a district of Jixi City 雞西市|鸡西市[Ji1 xi1 Shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 石河子市 | Shí hé zǐ shì | Shixenze shehiri (Shixenze city) or Shíhézǐ subprefecture level city in north Xinjiang |
| 金口河区 | Jīn kǒu hé Qū | Jinkouhe, a district of Leshan City 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 河西区 | Hé xī qū | Hexi district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4] |
| 特克斯河 | Tè kè sī Hé | Tekes River in southeast Kazakhstan and northwest China, a tributary of the Ili River 伊犁河[… |
| 大河 | dà hé | large river (esp the Yellow River) |
| 三河市 | Sān hé Shì | Sanhe, a county-level city in Langfang City 廊坊市[Lang2 fang2 Shi4], Hebei |
| 河口县 | Hé kǒu Xiàn | see 河口瑤族自治縣|河口瑶族自治县[He2 kou3 Yao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 河口区 | Hé kǒu Qū | Hekou, a district of Dongying City 東營市|东营市[Dong1 ying2 Shi4], Shandong |
| 山河 | shān hé | mountains and rivers; the whole country |
| 河水 | hé shuǐ | river water |
| 河心 | hé xīn | middle of the river |
| 人工河 | rén gōng hé | canal; man-made waterway |
| 城子河 | Chéng zi hé | see 城子河區|城子河区[Cheng2 zi5 he2 Qu1] |
| 新河县 | Xīn hé Xiàn | Xinhe, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei |
| 河南县 | Hé nán Xiàn | see 河南蒙古族自治縣|河南蒙古族自治县[He2 nan2 Meng2 gu3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 石河子 | Shí hé zǐ | Shihezi, sub-prefecture-level city in Northern Xinjiang |