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
河畔
hépàn
riverside; riverbank
Characters in this word
畔 pàn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 田 — field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 河畔的新建步道保留了原有湿地，以免破坏候鸟栖息地。 Hépàn de xīnjiàn bùdào bǎoliú le yuányǒu shīdì, yǐmiǎn pòhuài hòuniǎo qīxīdì. The newly built riverside path preserved the original wetland to avoid damaging migratory birds' habitat.
- 傍晚，老人们喜欢坐在河畔聊天下棋。 Bàngwǎn, lǎorénmen xǐhuan zuò zài hépàn liáotiān xiàqí. In the evening the old people like to sit on the riverbank, chatting and playing chess.
- 河畔的柳树在春风里轻轻摇动。 Hépàn de liǔshù zài chūnfēng li qīngqīng yáodòng. The willows by the river sway gently in the spring breeze.