川 Stroke Order
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Information of 川
Pinyin
chuān
Radical
川
Strokes
3 strokes
Usage
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Definition
river / creek / plain / an area of level country
川 [chuān]
[Meaning]
1. 河流 (river): 名山大川。川流不息。
(Famous mountains and great rivers. Rivers flow endlessly.)
2. 平原，平地 (plain): 平川。米粮川。
(Flat plains. Grain plains.)
3. 旅费 (journey expenses): 川资。
(Travel expenses.)
4. 特指中国四川省 (specifically refers to Sichuan province): 川剧。川菜。川贝。
(Sichuan opera. Sichuan cuisine. Sichuan fritillary.)
[Additional Insights]
- 本义: 河流 (original meaning: river)
- 造字法: 象形 (pictographic character).甲骨文字形，左右是岸，中间是流水，正像河流形。
(The character form shows shores on both sides and flowing water in between, resembling a river.)
[Extended Meanings]
1. 同本义 (same as original meaning) [En. river].
2. 平地;平野 (plain) [En. plain].
3. 四川省的简称 (abbreviation for Sichuan province) [En. Sichuan province].
4. 旅途 (journey) [En. journey].
[References]
1. 《说文》: 川，贯川通流水也。按，象水直达之形。
2. 《管子·度地》: 水之出于他水，沟流于大水及海者，命曰川水。
3. 《周礼·地官》: 有川衡。
4. 《易·需》: 利涉大川。
5. 《诗·小雅·十月之交》: 百川沸腾。
6. 《诗·小雅·天保》: 如川之方至。
7. 《左传·宣公十二年》: 川壅为泽。
8. 崔颢《黄鹤楼》: 晴川历历汉阳树，芳草萋萋鹦鹉洲。
[Examples]
- 川源 (river source).
- 顺尊 (offerings drawn from the river).
- 川口 (river mouth).
- 川水 (water of the river).
- 川防 (river embankment).
- 川谷 (river valley).
- 川岗 (hill by the river).
[Form]
- 把食物放到沸水里稍微一煮 (to quickly boil food in hot water).
通“氽” (also known as "quick-boil").
[Example in Use]
- 川丸子 (quick-boiled meatballs).
Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川[Chuan1] or 蜀[Shu3], capital Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
Wenchuan county (Tibetan: wun khron rdzong) 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 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
Lichuan county level city in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
Jinchuan county (Tibetan: chu chen rdzong) 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 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
Wenchuan county (Tibetan: wun khron rdzong) 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 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan