滦 (luán): the Luan River in Hebei; Luan,…

Meanings

1 the Luan River in Hebei; Luan, a place name in Hebei

Characters

滦

luán

the Luan River

Examples

滦河流经河北，最后注入大海。

Luánhé liújīng Héběi, zuìhòu zhùrù dàhǎi.

The Luan River flows across Hebei and empties into the sea.

Tips

history

Used only as a proper name in modern Chinese — the 滦河 and county names like 滦州. Anciently the river was called 濡水. It is the water radical 氵 plus phonetic 栾.

Components

radical

氵 shuǐ

water

The three-drop water radical, 水 in left-side form. It marks the word as a river, the same family as river names like 江 and 淮.

phonetic

栾 luán

goldenrain tree; phonetic

Fills the right side and carries the sound luán exactly. The same phonetic series includes 峦 and 孪; here it lends pronunciation only.

In Pop Culture

滦河 Luán Hé

A major northeastern river of Hebei flowing to Bohai Bay; the character appears almost only in this river and the towns along it.

Stroke Order

滦 luán

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