(huái)

HSK 7-911 strokes

name of a river

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
huái
Meaning
name of a river
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵隹

In this compound, the meaning comes from (water); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

huáishàng

see 淮上区

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huáiběi

see 淮北市[Huai2 bei3 Shi4]

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huáinán

see 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 Shi4]

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huáiān

see 淮安市[Huai2 an1 Shi4]

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huáishān

Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya), aka nagaimo

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huái

Huai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黄河 and the Changjiang 长江

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huáihǎi

Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong…

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huáibīn

see 淮滨县

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