川

Chuan1
#1,107 most
frequent character
abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川[Si4 chuan1] in southwest China

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

川 is a whole picture of a river, which was also its first meaning. It still means 'river.'

Drawn as: river

川 as a component in other characters

sound5 characters
顺训驯氚钏
picture5 characters
州圳侃卅夼

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Same Characters, Different Readings

川chuān
(bound form) river, creek, plain

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