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川 - chuān

stream, river; flow; boil

stream, river; flow; boil

How to read 川

Click 川 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinchuān
Englishstream, river; flow; boil
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

川剧 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 川汇. Please read 川外 one more time.

Common words with this character

Sichuan opera
see 川匯區|川汇区[Chuan1 hui4 Qu1]
abbr. for 四川外國語大學|四川外国语大学[Si4 chuan1 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Da4 xue2]
Kawasaki

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 川 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 川剧 and 川汇 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 川.