川 chuān river

源How it came to be

Three lines running down the page, the outer two straighter than the one in the middle: banks either side and the current between them. The bend in the middle stroke is the water.

用How it is used

• A river/plain: 山川 (shānchuān) mountains and rivers, 河川 (héchuān) rivers, 平川 (píngchuān) flat open land.
• 川流不息 (chuānliú-bùxī) = flowing on without pause, of ceaseless traffic or crowds.
• Abbreviation for Sichuan: 川菜 (chuāncài) Sichuan cuisine.

字Characters built with 川

• 顺 to submit to
• 训 to teach
• 驯 tame

词Words with 川

• 山川shānchuānmountains and riversHSK 8
• 川流不息chuānliú-bùxīthe stream flows without stopping (idiom)HSK 8