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IDENTITY

river

HSK 3Top 900

CORE MEANING

river

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.riverHSK3

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
water radical (shuǐ)
strokes
8
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰氵可
    • water radical
    • gives the sound hé

USAGE

Common words

黄河Huáng Héthe Yellow River
河边hébiānriverside
河水héshuǐriver water

Graded examples

  • 我们常在河边散步。Wǒmen cháng zài hébiān sànbù.HSK3

    We often take walks by the river.

RELATIONS

LEARNING

Memory aid

Water (氵) you can (可) follow — a river.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#900
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-14

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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