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河 (hé): river

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HSK 3noun

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: river
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 3
Strokes: 8
Radical: 氵
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

river
(bound form) the Yellow River
(bound form) the Milky Way
(bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2 fen3]
(bound form) rice noodles (in 河粉)

Chinese explanation

天然或人工形成的大水道，水流通常从高处流向低处，最终流入海洋、湖泊或另一条河
泛指河流，如黄河、长江等
也可指银河，即夜空中像河一样横贯天球的星群带。

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Example sentences

There is a river near my home.

The children are swimming in the river.

This river is very long and flows all the way to the sea.

We sat by the river and chatted.

There is a stone bridge over the river.

This river is very deep.

The Yellow River is the second-longest river in China.

There are many stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

I want to eat stir-fried rice noodles.

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