河 hé
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 可 may, can, -able
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
河
hé
river
Character
Example phrases
- 河很长。 Hé hěn cháng. The river is very long.
- 我们过河吧。 Wǒmen guò hé ba. Let us cross the river.
- 河边有树。 Hé biān yǒu shù. There are trees by the river.