river

chuān (chuan1)

Radical no. 47 · 3 strokes (47 部首 · 3 47 bùshǒu · 3 huà)

Radical ⼮ (chuān) — meaning: river, 3 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from an oracle-bone pictograph representing flowing water, depicted as three parallel strokes resembling waves or currents.

Mnemonic: Three parallel strokes flowing together recall the image of water currents in a river.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

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Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.