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The character 河 is structured as a phono-semantic compound, combining the water radical 氵 to signify its meaning related to water with the component 可 which primarily indicates its pronunciation. Historically, this character was used exclusively as the proper name for the Yellow River in early Chinese records. Its meaning gradually expanded from this specific referent to denote larger rivers in general, especially within northern China, and later became a common term for river in the modern language.
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河里有很多鱼。
黄河是中国著名的河流。
我们明天去河边野餐。
这条河流经好几个省份。
河水清澈见底，美丽极了。
为了保护河流环境，我们必须减少污染。
尽管河流湍急，他们还是成功地渡过了。
河流的变迁往往反映了当地气候和地质的历史变化。