川 (cyun1 | chuan1) : stream

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川

cyun1

chuan1

[1] [n] stream; river [2] [n] flow; constant flow [3] [v] boil with water [4] Szechwan province

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Stroke count: 3

Level: 1

Radical: 川 (#47)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

川

This word has been viewed 11418 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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唐納德川普 tong4 / naap6 / dak1 / cyun1 / pou2 tang2 / na4 / de2 / chuan1 / pu3 = Donald Trump, US billionare businessman

川普 cyun1 / pou2 chuan1 / pu3 = Donald Trump, US billionare businessman

冰川 bing1 cyun1 bing1 chuan1 = a glacier

川菜 cyun1 coi3 chuan1 cai4 = Sichuan cuisine

四川 sei3 cyun1 si4 chuan1 = Sichuan

四川省 sei3 cyun1 saang2 si4 chuan1 sheng3 = Sichuan, a southwest China province

冰川時代的 bing1 cyun1 si4 doi6 dik1 bing1 chuan1 shi2 dai4 de5 = glacial 國

川流不息 cyun1 lau4 bat1 sik1 chuan1 liu2 bu4 xi1 = (saying) the stream flows without stopping; the flow of an endless stream 國

常川 soeng4 cyun1 chang2 chuan1 = constantly; frequently

四川腐乳 sei3 cyun1 fu6 jyu5 = Sichuan bean curd
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 川
Unicode code for this character: U+5ddd (off-site link)

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