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淮

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name of a river

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Strokes
11
Radical
水 +8
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
淮
Common rank
#2,170
Unicode
U+6DEE

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Formation & memory

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How 淮 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 隹 sound ( zhuī )

Components 氵 隹

Words with 淮

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WordPinyinMeaning
淮海地区 Huái hǎi dì qū Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, H…
江淮官话 Jiāng Huái guān huà Jianghuai Mandarin
淮上区 Huái shàng Qū Huaishang, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4], Anhui
淮安区 Huái ān Qū Huai'an, a district of Huai'an City 淮安市[Huai2 an1 Shi4], Jiangsu
淮安市 Huái ān Shì Huai'an, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1 su1 Sheng3]
淮南子 Huái nán zi miscellany of writing from the Western Han (aka Former Han)
淮南市 Huái nán Shì Huainan, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3]
淮阳区 Huái yáng Qū Huaiyang, a district of Zhoukou City 周口市[Zhou1 kou3 Shi4], Henan
淮北市 Huái běi Shì Huaibei, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3]
淮阴区 Huái yīn Qū Huaiyin, a district of Huai'an City 淮安市[Huai2 an1 Shi4], Jiangsu
淮海战役 Huái hǎi Zhàn yì Huaihai Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Lib…
淮山 huái shān Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya), aka nagaimo
淮海 Huái hǎi Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, H…
淮上 Huái shàng see 淮上區|淮上区[Huai2 shang4 Qu1]
淮安 Huái ān see 淮安市[Huai2 an1 Shi4]; see 淮安區|淮安区[Huai2 an1 Qu1]
淮南 Huái nán region south of the Huai River and north of the Yangtze River, esp. central Anhui Province…
淮阳 Huái yáng see 淮陽區|淮阳区[Huai2 yang2 Qu1]
淮河 Huái Hé Huai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2] and the C…
淮北 Huái běi see 淮北市[Huai2 bei3 Shi4]
淮滨县 Huái bīn Xiàn Huaibin, a county in Xinyang City 信陽市|信阳市[Xin4 yang2 Shi4], Henan

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 隹 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
隹 sound part zhuī short-tailed bird; sparrow
维 wéi to preserve, to maintain, to hold together
推 tuī to push; to expel; to drive; to decline
准 zhǔn standard, accurate; to permit, to approve, to allow
堆 duī crowd, heap, pile, mass; to pile up; measure word for things in piles or stacks
锥 zhuī gimlet, drill, awl; to drill, to bore
椎 zhuī spine, vertebra; hammer, mallet
稚 zhì young, immature; childhood
谁 shéi who? whom? whose? anyone?
濯 zhuó to cleanse, to rinse, to wash out
睢 suī to gaze at, to stare at; uninhibited
帷 wéi curtain, screen, tent
擢 zhuó to pull up, to raise; to select
槜 zuì white plum
骓 zhuī piebald horse
碓 duì pestle
萑 huán grass, hay, straw