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河

hé ㄏㄜˊ

    • river
    • the Yellow River

      bound form

    • the Milky Way

      bound form

    • (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 héfěn

      bound form

Classifiers (measure words)

Usually

Less often

Other words read hé

In the same tone

  • 和 hé and
  • 合 hé close
  • 何 hé what
  • 核 hé pit
  • 荷 hé lotus
  • 禾 hé grain plant
  • 盒 hé small box
  • 阖 hé door
  • 郃 hé name of a person
  • 劾 hé impeach
  • 颌 hé jaw
  • 涸 hé dry

All 28 words read hé

he with other tones

  • 喝 hē drink
  • 吓 hè scare
  • 呵 hē scold
  • 贺 hè congratulate
  • 鹤 hè crane
  • 赫 hè awe-inspiring
  • 褐 hè brown
  • 垎 hè (of soil) dry and hard
  • 嗬 hē wow!
  • 诃 hē scold
  • 壑 hè gully
  • 暍 hè hot

All 46 words read he in any tone

Other words read hé

In the same tone

  • 和 hé and
  • 合 hé close
  • 何 hé what
  • 核 hé pit
  • 荷 hé lotus
  • 禾 hé grain plant
  • 盒 hé small box
  • 闔 hé door
  • 郃 hé name of a person
  • 劾 hé impeach
  • 頜 hé jaw
  • 涸 hé dry

All 28 words read hé

he with other tones

  • 喝 hē drink
  • 嚇 hè scare
  • 呵 hē scold
  • 賀 hè congratulate
  • 鶴 hè crane
  • 赫 hè awe-inspiring
  • 褐 hè brown
  • 垎 hè (of soil) dry and hard
  • 嗬 hē wow!
  • 訶 hē scold
  • 壑 hè gully
  • 暍 hè hot

All 46 words read he in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 河

    部首 radical
    氵 a form of 水
    笔画 strokes
    8, with 5 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    左右结构
    偏旁 parts
    氵可
    形旁 meaning
    氵
    声旁 sound
    可
    Practise writing 河this character

    Trace 河, then write it from memory. Each stage is passed five times.

    Writing drills that include 河: HSK 3 vocabulary, part 2: writing drill 11 of 11, HSK 5 vocabulary, part 8: writing drill 2 of 7, HSK 7-9 vocabulary, part 17: writing drill 5 of 8 and 5 more.

    Potential verbal descriptions

    • 黄(huáng)河(hé)的(de)河(hé) huáng hé de hé ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄜˊ
    • 三(sān)点(diǎn)水(shuǐ)的(de)河(hé) sān diǎn shuǐ de hé ㄙㄢ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄜˊ

    Words with 河

    Starting with 河

    • 河流 héliú river
    • 河道 hédào river course
    • 河口 hékǒu estuary
    • 河床 héchuáng riverbed
    • 河南省 hénánshěng Henan Province, capital Zhengzhou 郑州市 zhèngzhōushì
    • 河谷 hégǔ river valley
    • 河水 héshuǐ river water
    • 河北省 héběishěng Hebei Province, capital Shijiazhuang 石家庄市 shíjiāzhuāngshì
    • 河边 hébiān river bank
    • 河蟹 héxiè river crab
    • 河西 héxī land west of the Yellow river
    • 河岸 hé'àn riverside

    All 75 words starting with 河

    Ending with 河

    • 黄河 huánghé Yellow River or Huang He
    • 内河 nèihé inland waterway
    • 运河 yùnhé canal
    • 山河 shānhé mountains and rivers
    • 天河 tiānhé Milky Way
    • 淮河 huáihé Huai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黄河 huánghé and the Changjiang 长江 chángjiāng
    • 江河 jiānghé river
    • 大河 dàhé large river
    • 长河 chánghé long river
    • 尼罗河 níluóhé Nile
    • 银河 yínhé Milky Way
    • 渡河 dùhé cross a river

    All 150 words ending with 河

    Containing 河

    • 银河系 yínhéxì Milky Way Galaxy
    • 拦河坝 lánhébà dam across a river
    • 老河口市 lǎohékǒushì Laohekou, a county-level city in Xiangyang City 襄阳市 xiāngyángshì, Hubei
    • 黄河流域 huánghéliúyù Yellow River basin
    • 运河区 yùnhéqū Yunhe, a district of Cangzhou City 沧州市 cāngzhōushì, Hebei
    • 井水不犯河水 jǐngshuǐbùfànhéshuǐ everyone minds their own business
    • 白河县 báihéxiàn Baihe, a county in Ankang City 安康市 ānkāngshì, Shaanxi
    • 清河县 qīnghéxiàn Qinghe, a county in Xingtai City 邢台市 xíngtáishì, Hebei
    • 过河拆桥 guòhéchāiqiáo destroy the bridge after crossing the river
    • 天河区 tiānhéqū Tianhe, a district of Guangzhou City 广州市 guǎngzhōushì, Guangdong
    • 江河湖海 jiānghéhúhǎi bodies of water
    • 漯河市 luòhéshì Luohe, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省 hénánshěng

    All 94 words containing 河

    Words with 河

    Starting with 河

    • 河流 héliú river
    • 河道 hédào river course
    • 河口 hékǒu estuary
    • 河床 héchuáng riverbed
    • 河南省 hénánshěng Henan Province, capital Zhengzhou 郑州市 zhèngzhōushì
    • 河谷 hégǔ river valley
    • 河水 héshuǐ river water
    • 河北省 héběishěng Hebei Province, capital Shijiazhuang 石家庄市 shíjiāzhuāngshì
    • 河邊 hébiān river bank
    • 河蟹 héxiè river crab
    • 河西 héxī land west of the Yellow river
    • 河岸 hé'àn riverside

    All 75 words starting with 河

    Ending with 河

    • 黃河 huánghé Yellow River or Huang He
    • 內河 nèihé inland waterway
    • 運河 yùnhé canal
    • 山河 shānhé mountains and rivers
    • 天河 tiānhé Milky Way
    • 淮河 huáihé Huai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黄河 huánghé and the Changjiang 长江 chángjiāng
    • 江河 jiānghé river
    • 大河 dàhé large river
    • 長河 chánghé long river
    • 尼羅河 níluóhé Nile
    • 銀河 yínhé Milky Way
    • 渡河 dùhé cross a river

    All 150 words ending with 河

    Containing 河

    • 銀河系 yínhéxì Milky Way Galaxy
    • 攔河壩 lánhébà dam across a river
    • 老河口市 lǎohékǒushì Laohekou, a county-level city in Xiangyang City 襄阳市 xiāngyángshì, Hubei
    • 黃河流域 huánghéliúyù Yellow River basin
    • 運河區 yùnhéqū Yunhe, a district of Cangzhou City 沧州市 cāngzhōushì, Hebei
    • 井水不犯河水 jǐngshuǐbùfànhéshuǐ everyone minds their own business
    • 白河縣 báihéxiàn Baihe, a county in Ankang City 安康市 ānkāngshì, Shaanxi
    • 清河縣 qīnghéxiàn Qinghe, a county in Xingtai City 邢台市 xíngtáishì, Hebei
    • 過河拆橋 guòhéchāiqiáo destroy the bridge after crossing the river
    • 天河區 tiānhéqū Tianhe, a district of Guangzhou City 广州市 guǎngzhōushì, Guangdong
    • 江河湖海 jiānghéhúhǎi bodies of water
    • 漯河市 luòhéshì Luohe, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省 hénánshěng

    All 94 words containing 河

    Example sentences and grammar articles using 河

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