川
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(bound form) river; creek; plain; an area of level country
3 strokes
Dict coverage rank #458 U+5DDD
How 川 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A river's flow; compare 巛
components: 丿 丨 ×2
How to remember it
stream · Heisig RSH #134
— as a component also called: stream, flood
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 川 as their sound component
These characters all use 川 (chuān) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 川 sound component | chuān | stream, river |
| 顺 | shùn | to submit to, to obey, to go along with |
| 荒 | huāng | wasteland, desert; uncultivated |
| 训 | xùn | to teach, to instruct; pattern, example; exegesis |
| 驯 | xùn | tame, obedient, docile |
| 钏 | chuàn | bracelet, armlet |
| 氚 | chuān | tritium |
Words containing 川
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 四川外国语大学 | Sì chuān Wài guó yǔ Dà xué | Sichuan International Studies University (SISU) |
| 一马平川 | yī mǎ píng chuān | flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country |
| 名山大川 | Míng shān dà chuān | famous mountains and great rivers |
| 金川区 | Jīn chuān Qū | Jinchuan, a district of Jinchang City 金昌市[Jin1 chang1 Shi4], Gansu |
| 金川县 | Jīn chuān Xiàn | Jinchuan, a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1… |
| 平川区 | Píng chuān Qū | Pingchuan, a district of Baiyin City 白銀市|白银市[Bai2 yin2 Shi4], Gansu |
| 利川市 | Lì chuān Shì | Lichuan, a county-level city in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 … |
| 四川大学 | Sì chuān Dà xué | Sichuan University |
| 合川区 | Hé chuān Qū | Hechuan, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] |
| 南川区 | Nán chuān Qū | Nanchuan, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] |
| 通川区 | Tōng chuān Qū | Tongchuan, a district of Dazhou City 達州市|达州市[Da2 zhou1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 张家川回族自治县 | Zhāng jiā chuān Huí zú Zì zhì xiàn | Zhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County, in Tianshui City 天水市[Tian1 shui3 Shi4], Gansu |
| 东川区 | Dōng chuān Qū | Dongchuan, a district of Kunming City 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 Shi4], Yunnan |
| 龙川县 | Lóng chuān Xiàn | Longchuan, a county in Heyuan City 河源市[He2 yuan2 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 江川区 | Jiāng chuān Qū | Jiangchuan, a district of Yuxi City 玉溪市[Yu4 xi1 Shi4], Yunnan |
| 北川县 | Běi chuān Xiàn | see 北川羌族自治縣|北川羌族自治县[Bei3 chuan1 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 达川区 | Dá chuān Qū | Dachuan, a district of Dazhou City 達州市|达州市[Da2 zhou1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 山川 | shān chuān | mountains and rivers; landscape |
| 四川日报 | Sì chuān Rì bào | Sichuan Daily |
| 中川 | Zhōng chuān | Nakagawa (Japanese surname and place name) |