Cangjie code for 川

Cangjie decomposition of 川: 中中中 (LLL)
中中中
LLL

Step-by-step breakdown · Cangjie v3 and v5 are the same

中
中
中

Quick (Sucheng) code

中中(LL)

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Pronunciation & meaning

Pronunciation
Mandarinㄔㄨㄢ chuān
Cantonesecyun1
Meaning
stream, river; flow; boil
Kangxi Radical
巛 · 3 strokes

Common words

  • 冰川bīng chuānglacier
  • 山川shān chuānmountains and rivers; landscape
  • 河川hé chuānrivers
  • 川流不息chuān liú bù xīthe stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
  • 平川píng chuānan expanse of flat land
  • 川芎chuān xiōngchuanxiong rhizome (rhizome of Ligusticum wallichii, used in TCM)
  • 一馬平川yī mǎ píng chuānflat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country
  • 川資chuān zītravel expenses

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