运 yùn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 云 cloud
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
运河
yùnhé
canal
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 这条古老运河曾经连接南北贸易，如今又成为城市更新的文化轴线。 Zhè tiáo gǔlǎo yùnhé céngjīng liánjiē nánběi màoyì, rújīn yòu chéngwéi chéngshì gēngxīn de wénhuà zhóuxiàn. This ancient canal once linked trade between north and south, and now it has become a cultural axis for urban renewal.
- 船沿着运河慢慢开，两岸的风景很美。 Chuán yánzhe yùnhé mànmàn kāi, liǎng'àn de fēngjǐng hěn měi. The boat sailed slowly along the canal; the scenery on both banks was beautiful.
- 这条运河把两个城市连了起来，船只来来往往。 Zhè tiáo yùnhé bǎ liǎng gè chéngshì lián le qǐlái, chuánzhǐ láilái wǎngwǎng. This canal linked the two cities together, and boats constantly came and went.