涧

澗
jiàn
#3,819 most
frequent character
mountain stream

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

涧 puts 氵 water with the sound 间 jiān. It first meant a river in a mountain valley. The meaning then grew to a mountain stream or ravine.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

涧jiàn
variant of 澗|涧[jian4]

Homophones

HSK 2
件jiàn
item, component
HSK 6
溅jiàn
splash
见jiàn
see, meet
建jiàn
build, construct, erect, establish
键jiàn
key, bond
箭jiàn
arrow

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