川(chuān)

HSK 7-93 strokes

abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川[Si4 chuan1] in southwest China

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Character information

Pinyin
chuān
Meaning
abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川[Si4 chuan1] in southwest China
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 川 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿲丿丨丨

A river's flow; compare 巛

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

丿piě丨gǔn

Parts are arranged three parts across.

How to write 川 step by step

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

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Words with 川

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

shān山chuān川
HSK 7-9

mountains and rivers

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chuān川liú流bù不xī息
HSK 7-9

the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow

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zhōng中chuān川

Nakagawa (Japanese surname and place name)

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rén仁chuān川

Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South K…

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yī伊chuān川

see 伊川县

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bīng冰chuān川

glacier

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lì利chuān川

see 利川市[Li4 chuan1 Shi4]

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jiàn剑chuān川

see 剑川县

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Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 川’s common words

山流不息中仁伊冰

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