河 (hé)
river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]); (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound f
- HSK 3.1 level 2
- 8 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 可 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“河，水。出焞煌塞外昆侖山，發原注海。从水，可聲。”
Components
- 氵 (meaning) — 氵 is a component form of 水.
- 可 (sound)