淮

huái

noun #74,719

Meanings

1 the Huai River

Characters

淮

Huái

the Huai River

Examples

HSK 6

淮河在黄河和长江之间。

Huáihé zài Huánghé hé Chángjiāng zhījiān.

The Huai River flows between the Yellow River and the Yangtze.

HSK 7-9

淮扬菜是中国八大菜系之一。

Huái yángcài shì Zhōngguó bādà càixì zhīyī.

Huaiyang cuisine is one of China's eight great culinary traditions.

Tips

history

淮 names the 淮河 (Huai River). It traditionally divides China's north and south, which is why oranges 'south of the Huai' and bitter trifoliate 'north of it' is a classic saying about environment shaping things.

Components

radical

氵 shuǐ

water

氵 is the water radical 水 in left-side form, fitting 淮 as the name of a major river.

phonetic

隹 zhuī

short-tailed bird

隹 (short-tailed bird) supplies the sound element (drifted from zhuī to huái) and carries no meaning here, working as the phonetic part.

Stroke Order

淮 huái

淮