河
河 - hé
river; stream; yellow river
river; stream; yellow riverHow to read 河
Click 河 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.
| Hanzi | 河 |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 河 |
| Pinyin | hé |
| English | river; stream; yellow river |
| Radical hint | 水 |
Short sentences you can say today
“”。 河伯 is a common expression. “”。 I can make a sentence with 河内. “”。 Please read 河北 one more time.
Common words with this character
name or river God associated with Yellow river
Hanoi, capital of Vietnam
see 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]
see 河南省[He2 nan2 Sheng3]; see 河南蒙古族自治縣|河南蒙古族自治县[He2 nan2 Meng2 gu3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
Mistake warning
Do not memorize 河 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 河伯 and 河内 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.