浙 (zhè): Zhejiang (province; abbreviatio…

Meanings

杭州是浙江省的省会。

Hángzhōu shì Zhèjiāng shěng de shěnghuì.

Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang province.

浙地经济十分发达。

Zhè dì jīngjì shífēn fādá.

Zhejiang's economy is highly developed.

usage

浙 is the one-character abbreviation for 浙江 (Zhejiang province). The province itself is named after the old name of the 钱塘江 (Qiantang River).

radical

氵 shuǐ

water

氵 is the water radical 水 in left-side form; 浙 was originally a river name, so the water radical fits naturally.

phonetic

折 zhé

to bend; to break

折 (to bend) supplies the sound, near zhè, and its 'bending' sense even suits a winding, turning river.

浙 zhè