Character study page

河

he2 rising Starter

river

氵可河

Example words 河水 Play Trail

01 Clue Memory hook Water on the side gives the word its flow. 02 Build logic Why 河 looks this way 氵 + 可 03 Example words Use 河 in context 河水 - river water

河 river: 氵 + 可

Clue

河 river

Water on the side gives the word its flow.

氵可

01 氵 Character components
02 可 Character components
= 河 river

Build logic

Why 河 looks this way

河 uses the water radical 氵, a useful signal for many water-related characters.

氵可

Clue

Memory hook

Water on the side gives the word its flow.

Structure: left-right

Example words

Use 河 in context

河水 river water
黄河 Yellow River

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Hanzi Forge 河

he2

river

Structure left-right

Character components 氵 + 可

Water on the side gives the word its flow.

河河河

Practice words

河水 river water
黄河 Yellow River