涧
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mountain stream
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 水 +7
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 澗
- Common rank
- #2,633
- Unicode
- U+6DA7
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Formation & memory
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How 涧 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A stream 氵 flowing through a valley 间; 间 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
ravine · Heisig RSH #2631
水 water + 间 interval
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 涧
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 南涧彝族自治县 | Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 Z… | |
| 涧西区 | Jianxi, a district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luo4 yang2 Shi4], Henan | |
| 南涧县 | see 南澗彝族自治縣|南涧彝族自治县[Nan2 jian4 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] | |
| 清涧县 | Qingjian, a county in Yulin City 榆林市[Yu2 lin2 Shi4], Shaanxi | |
| 山涧 | mountain stream | |
| 涧水 | mountain stream | |
| 涧西 | see 澗西區|涧西区[Jian4 xi1 Qu1] | |
| 南涧 | see 南澗彝族自治縣|南涧彝族自治县[Nan2 jian4 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] | |
| 涧流 | mountain stream; stream in a valley | |
| 清涧 | see 清澗縣|清涧县[Qing1 jian4 Xian4] | |
| 溪涧 | stream; mountain gorge | |
| 涧溪 | mountain stream; stream in a valley | |
| 沟涧 | gully; ravine | |
| 涧峡 | a gorge | |
| 涧壑 | valley; ravine |