川

chuān

noun #6,000

Measure Word

一条川 tiáo

Meanings

1 river
2 plain
3 short for Sichuan

Characters

river; plain; Sichuan

Examples

山川壮丽。

Shānchuān zhuànglì.

The mountains and rivers are magnificent.

他喜欢吃川菜。

Tā xǐhuan chī chuāncài.

He likes to eat Sichuan cuisine.

Tips

memory

The character 川 looks like three flowing streams of water — a pictograph of a river.

usage

川 is commonly used as an abbreviation for 四川 (Sìchuān), especially in compound words like 川菜 (Sichuan cuisine) and 川剧 (Sichuan opera).

Stroke Order

川 chuān