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川
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river

HSK 7 N4
Abstract →Space
chuān
セン
かわ
천
Pictograph of a river.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
川
Regular
Modern
Chinese
川 [Chuān]
abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川[Sì​chuān] in southwest China
川 [chuān]
river; creek; plain; an area of level country
Japanese
川 、 河 かわ 、 がわ 同音
  1. noun river; stream
  2. suffix River; the ... river (suffix used with the names of rivers)
Korean
천 [川]
Affix
-cheon; A suffix used to mean "the name of a stream."
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
この川はあの川の３倍長い。
This river is three times longer than that one.
信濃川と阿賀野川ではどちらが長いですか。
Which is longer, the Shinano River or the Agano River?
Japanese Names
川 かわ
Kawa surname
川 かわかつ
Kawakatsu unclassified name
川 かわさき
Kawasaki surname
川 かわざき
Kawazaki surname
川 かわすみ
Kawasumi unclassified name
川 かわずみ
Kawazumi unclassified name
川 かわたか
Kawataka surname
川 かわやなぎ
Kawayanagi surname
川 がわ
Gawa place name
川 さきがわ
Sakigawa surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
四川 [Sì​chuān] #32,565
Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都
冰川 [bīng​chuān] #11,434
glacier
四川省 [Sì​chuān​Shěng] #7,536
Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川[Chuān] or 蜀[Shǔ], capital Chengdu 成都[Chéng​dū]
德川 [Dé​chuān] #20,379
Tokugawa, the ruling clan of Japan from 1550-1850
仁川 [Rén​chuān] #23,820
Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[Jīng​jī​dào], South Korea
中川 [Zhōng​chuān] #26,567
Nakagawa (Japanese surname and place name)
银川 [Yín​chuān] #16,423
Yinchuan city, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区
银川 [Yín​chuān] #16,423
Yinchuan city, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区
川菜 [Chuān​cài] #50,225
Sichuan or Szechuan cuisine
周小川 [Zhōu​Xiǎo​chuān] #20,178
Zhou Xiaochuan (1948-), PRC banker and politician, governor of People's Bank of China 中國人民銀行|中国人民银行[Zhōng​guó​Rén​mín​Yín​háng] from 2002
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 川 [かわ] #1,029
river
⭐ 小川 [おがわ] #9,975
stream
⭐ 河原 [かわら] #11,624
dry riverbed
⭐ 川沿い [かわぞい] #18,262
along the river
石川 [いしかわ] #18,737
Ishikawa (prefecture)
川蝉 [かわせみ] #19,555
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
⭐ 川崎 [かわさき] #23,164
Kawasaki (city)
神奈川県 [かながわけん] #23,939
Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanto area)
⭐ 河川敷 [かせんじき] #24,927
flood plain
川辺 [かわべ] #25,413
riverside
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KOREAN WORDS (5)
산천
mountains and streams
산천초목
trees and plants; nature; landscape
인천
Incheon
천변
streamside
하천
river; stream