00551 Chinese character of 河 and pronounce ho4

The Chinese character【河】that we will explain today is a word that describes terrain or nature. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Water flow. Explanation: (1) A general term for water flow or waterway. For example: “canal”, “river”. (2) Abbreviation for the Yellow River. For example: “Hexi”, “Hedong”, and “Hetao”. (3) A river-like group. Such as: “Galaxy”, “Milky Way”.

The pronunciation of this specific Chinese character is given below.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【河】:hé

Cantonese Jyutping of 【河】:ho4

Here, you can find an overview of the character 【河】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【河】, for example:Describing terrain or nature , It means mainly water flow .With the depth and complexity of Chinese characters, some refined meanings and specific usages might not be entirely expressed here.

【河】is a single word that enhances clarity and specificity when matched with others, for example【河流、江河】(Mandarin Pinyin:hé liú 、jiāng hé/ Cantonese Jyutping:ho4 lau4 、gong1 ho4)

This character is made up of 8 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,This example sentence will help clarify the usage of this character.:


長江是中國最長的一條河流。

The Yangtze River is the longest river in China.


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