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The character 河 is a phono-semantic compound, with the semantic radical 氵 (shuǐ) meaning "water" on the left and the phonetic component 可 (kě) on the right. The water radical categorizes it as a geographical feature. Originally, 河 was the proper name for China's Yellow River. Its meaning later generalized to refer to any large, naturally flowing watercourse, shifting from a specific toponym to a common noun for rivers worldwide.
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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。