川
chuān
abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川[Si4 chuan1] in southwest China
(bound form) river; creek; plain; an area of level country
left-lean (丿) + flow (丨) + flow (丨) = river flowing between banks
The two outer strokes curve outward like riverbanks, while the middle stroke flows straight down between them — three lines together evoking water channeled through land. This simple picture became the word for river and, by extension, the vast plains rivers carve out.
他喜欢吃川菜，觉得很香。
tā xǐ huan chī chuān cài, juéde hěn xiāng。
He likes eating Sichuan food and finds it very fragrant.
她从小在川西长大，很熟悉那里的山和水。
tā cóng xiǎo zài chuān xī zhǎng dà, hěn shú xī nà lǐ de shān hé shuǐ。
She grew up in western Sichuan and is very familiar with the mountains and rivers there.
Words with 川
临川
lín chuān
see 臨川區|临川区[Lin2 chuan1 Qu1]
临川区
lín chuān qū
Linchuan, a district of Fuzhou City 撫州市|抚州市[Fu3 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
临川羡鱼
lín chuān xiàn yú
see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]
通川区
tōng chuān qū
Tongchuan district of Dazhou city 達州市|达州市[Da2 zhou1 shi4], Sichuan
遂川
suì chuān
see 遂川縣|遂川县[Sui4 chuan1 Xian4]
遂川县
suì chuān xiàn
Suichuan, a county in Ji'an City 吉安市[Ji2 an1 Shi4], Jiangxi
郭小川
guō xiǎo chuān
Guo Xiaochuan (1919-1976), PRC communist poet, hero in the war with Japan, died after long persecution during Cultural Revolution
金川
jīn chuān
see 金川區|金川区[Jin1 chuan1 Qu1]
金川区
jīn chuān qū
Jinchuan, a district of Jinchang City 金昌市[Jin1 chang1 Shi4], Gansu
金川县
jīn chuān xiàn
Jinchuan County (Tibetan: chu chen rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
银川
yín chuān
see 銀川市|银川市[Yin2 chuan1 Shi4]
银川市
yín chuān shì
Yinchuan, prefecture-level city and capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]