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Character Decomposition
河=氵+可
Etymology
water
Meanings
river
(bound form) the Yellow River
(bound form) the Milky Way
(bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 hé fěn
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Words with 河 674 total
waterway used for the transportation of grain (in ancient times) (esp. the Grand Canal)漕河cáo hélarge river (esp the Yellow River)大河dà héunderground river暗河àn héHuai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River and the Changjiang淮河Huái HéRed River, principal river of northern Vietnam, originating in Yunnan (southwestern China)红河Hóng Héto open a river · to dig a canal · to thaw (of river)开河kāi héthe river of love · a stumbling block on the path to enlightenment (Buddhism)爱河ài hémussels · bivalves grown in rivers and lakes河蚌hé bàngname or river God associated with Yellow river河伯Hé bóJu River, flowing through Hebei, northeastern Beijing and Tianjin泃河Jū Hériver that flows only within a country's borders; inland waterway (esp. for transportation, in contrast to coastal or maritime waters)内河nèi hé
Idioms with 河 132 total Chain
lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom) · fig. to display foolhardy courage暴虎冯河bào hǔ píng hélit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom) · fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal · to keep going while some hope is left不到黄河心不死bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ