河流
héliú
river
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
no decomposition available
Examples
- 这条河流穿过整座城市。This river runs through the whole city.
- 我们要保护河流不受污染。We must protect rivers from pollution.
Collocations
河流污染大小河流保护河流河流众多
Mnemonic
河 hé "river" + 流 liú "to flow": flowing waters, i.e. a river. Both 河 and 流 have the water radical 氵. A geography word alongside 山区, 土地.
Related
江河河水溪流湖泊
Quick check
What radical do both characters of 河流 share?