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淮
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river in Anhui province

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Water
huái
ワイ、エ、カイ
회
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 隹 represents the sound.
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 隹 Short-Tailed Bird =
淮 river in Anhui province
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
隹 Phonetic component
zhuī Short-Tailed Bird
bird
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 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 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)
淮
Regular
Modern
Chinese
淮 [Huái]
name of a river
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (36)
淮河 [Huái​Hé] #16,670
Huai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黃河|黄河[Huáng​Hé] and the Changjiang 長江|长江[Cháng​Jiāng]
淮南 [Huái​nán] #19,545
Huainan prefecture-level city in Anhui
淮安 [Huái​'ān] #25,078
Huai'an prefecture-level city in Jiangsu
淮海 [Huái​hǎi] #25,772
Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州[Xú​zhōu], including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces
淮北 [Huái​běi] #28,472
Huaibei prefecture-level city in Anhui
秦淮区 [Qín​huái​qū] #39,062
Qinhuai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
秦淮区 [Qín​huái​qū] #39,062
Qinhuai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
淮阳 [Huái​yáng] #40,699
Huaiyang county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhōu​kǒu], Henan
淮阳 [Huái​yáng] #40,699
Huaiyang county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhōu​kǒu], Henan
淮安市 [Huái​'ān​shì] #40,793
Huai'an prefecture-level city in Jiangsu
26 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
淮南子 [えなんじ] #187,387
Huainanzi (ancient Chinese collection of essays)