河 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

河 English definition

  • river
  • CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : 𢦑
  • : to beat; to hit;
  • : what; how; why; which; carry;
  • : to impeach;
  • : to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒[he2];
  • : and; together with; with; sum; union; peace; harmony; Taiwan pr. [han4] when it means 'and' or 'with';
  • : why; how; when; what; where;
  • : pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify;
  • : to dry; to dry up;
  • : why not;
  • : small box; case;
  • : cereal; grain;
  • : quill;
  • : lotus;
  • : He river in Shandong;
  • : raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki); also pr. [hao2];
  • : name of a person;
  • : small bell;
  • : obstruct;
  • : door; to close; whole;
  • : buskin; name of a tribe; turban;
  • : maxilla and mandible;
  • : spoiled; sour; moldy;
  • : crossbill; long-tailed pheasant;
  • : (literary) to gnaw; to bite;

Sentences examples with 河

  • 黄河是中国的第二大河。
    Huánghé shì zhōngguó de dì èr dàhé.
  • 长江是中国的第一大河。
    Chángjiāng shì zhōngguó de dì yī dàhé.
  • 河上有一座小桥。
    Héshàng yǒuyīzuò xiǎo qiáo.
  • 这条河很深,有一百多米。
    Zhè tiáo hé hěn shēn, yǒu yībǎi duō mǐ.

Words containing 河, by HSK level