River in Chinese (Mandarin): 河 (hé)
河
hé
river
- Simplified
- 河
- Traditional
- 河
- Pinyin
- hé
- Typed as
- he
Use it in a sentence
小鸭在河里游泳。
小鴨在河裡游泳。
The duck is swimming in the river.
The characters in 河
河
River. 氵 (water) is on the left.
8 strokes
Second tone. China's two great rivers are the 长江 (Cháng Jiāng), the Yangtze, and the 黄河 (Huáng Hé), the Yellow River.
More examples with 河
河水很清。
Hé shuǐ hěn qīng.
The river water is clear.
我们在河边散步。
我們在河邊散步。
Wǒmen zài hé biān sànbù.
We walk by the river.
How to write 河 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
河 8 strokes
Learn it in a lesson
Water and land teaches 河 with 3 more words. Free, a few minutes, no sign-up.
Start the lessonMore words like this: Nature in Chinese