Definitions
(noun)
river; creek
(noun)
plain; level ground
Etymology
Pictograph of a river.
About
The character 川 is a pictograph of a river or stream. Its three vertical strokes depict a waterway: the outer strokes represent the banks, while the central stroke shows the flowing current. Primarily a noun for a river or waterway, its image of steady flow across flat ground led it to also mean a plain or broad, level area. Its simple structure mirrors a water channel, and it often functions as a radical in characters related to water, geography, or flow.
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我喜欢川菜。
川菜非常辣。
四川是个好地方。
我们去四川旅游吧。
这条河川水流很急。
川资已经准备好了。
他来自四川成都。
四川的地形多山多川。