CHINESE CHARACTER

河 (hé): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

hé

river, stream; the Yellow river

HSK 38 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

氵

Primary radical

氵 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 河.

可

Phonetic component

可 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 8

Write 河 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Vocabulary with 河

河hé

HSK 3 · river; (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way

河流héliú

HSK 5 · river

河畔hépàn

HSK 7-9 · riverside; river plain

运河yùnhé

HSK 7-9 · canal

Examples using 河

河

他们渡河前进。

Tā men dù hé qián jìn。

They made their way across the river.

河流

那条河流很长。

Nà tiáo hé liú hěn cháng。

That river is long.

运河

这艘船穿过巴拿马运河

Zhè sōu chuán chuān guò bā ná mǎ yùn hé

The ship went through the Panama Canal.

FAQ

What does 河 (hé) mean in Chinese?

river, stream; the Yellow river

How do you write 河 in stroke order?

河 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 河?

氵 is the radical in 河. It is the three-dot water radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 河?

河 (hé): river; (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way; 河流 (héliú): river; 河畔 (hépàn): riverside; river plain.