Character Familiesleft / right

河hé

river

The complete character means river.

GF0025–2021 character list · 二级

One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.

WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

left / right

Pieces are shown with their documented or clearly limited role; the whole glyph remains the standard form.

left / right · 河

WHOLE CHARACTER

river

The complete character means river.

氵 gives a water-related clue; 可 is the sound clue.

MEANING

water (as the source idea 水)

A component form of 水; not counted as a standalone character page.

In 河: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

SOUND

may; can; to suit

Provides the historical sound clue in 河, not an English decoding.

In 河: sound Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

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Pieces are shown with their documented or clearly limited role; the whole glyph remains the standard form.

清 qīng — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 河.

海 hǎi — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 河.

灪 yù — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 河.

哥 gē — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 河.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: 38d3b51adf4c0a7713cb9fc8a374e69da51e9b9bd282fd870f90477017fd20a4. Captured 2026-10-31T13:49:07.263Z.
商务印书馆 Xinhua Dictionary official material — reference only; fields: edition, publication background. No specific character entry was obtained; dictionary fields are not covered by this source.