河

The character "河" has 8 strokes. "河" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "河" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "河" are "hé" . View the stroke order of "河">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "河"

n.: Yellow River; river; Milky Way system; Galaxy

• Yellow River : 黄河
• river : n.河；江；川；水道；大量；巨流
• galaxy : n.星系；银河；银河系；〈喻〉 一大批（人；物）；引人注目的一群（人

Form words with "河"

河淤 sludge from a riverbed

时令河 seasonal river

埋藏河 buried river/stream

河工学 river engineering

合流河 confluent (river)

一道河 a river

外源河 allogenic river; exotic stream

内源河 autogenic river; autogenic stream

延长河 extended stream

国境河 boundary river

河埒 river embankment

流程很长的河 river of great length

河的西汊 west branch of the river

Example phrases using "河"

• 到了初夏，那条河就几乎枯干了。

  By early summer the river will be almost dry.

• 这条河灌溉着两岸的大片麦田。

  The river irrigates the vast stretches of wheat fields along its course.

• 河两岸挤满了来看热闹的人们。

  Both sides of the river were crowded with people who came to watch the fun.

• 这条河滋润着牧场的青草。

  The river provides moisture for the grass on the pasture.

• 这条河从这儿分流为两支。

  The river branches into two at this point.

• 这条河一月份刚开河，二月份又冻上了。

  The river thawed in January, then froze solid again in February.

• 隆冬时节这条河已冰封。

  The river has frozen over in the depths of winter.

• 这条河发源于一处山泉。

  The river rises from a mountain spring.

• 这条河的深度为五十米。

  The river is 50 metres in depth.

• 我们的房子背靠着河。

  Our house backs on a river.