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川

chuān

chuān · cyun1 (Jyutping)

  1. short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1]
  2. (bound form) river
  3. creek
  4. plain
  5. an area of level country

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

川

Meaning
stream, river; flow; boil
Radical
川
Strokes
3
Components
⿲丿丨丨
Cangjie
LLL
Four-corner
2200.0

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