川 | 361A20 22.22 | 部居 | 畫數 3 | ㄔㄨㄢ [chuan1] . | ||||||||
N | (1) A river: 山川 lands and waters--landscape, topography; 高山大川 high mountains and big rivers; 百川會於海 all rivers flow into the sea. (2) Short for 四川 Szechuan, a province: 川菜,川馬 Szechuan cuisine, pony; 川邊 Szechuan border. | |||||||||||
V | Boiled and served in soup: 川丸子 meat ball soup. | |||||||||||
Adv | See 常川 22.22. | |||||||||||
Words | 1.川穀 [chuan1gu3], n., a kind of Szechuan corn, Coix agrestis. 2.川連 [chuan1lian2], n., (Chin. med.)=黃連 the golden thread, Coptis japonica, produced in Szechuan. 3.川流 [chuan1liu2], n., river current: 川流不息 a continuous flow (of profits, income). 4.川朴 [chuan1po4], n., (Chin. med.) 厚朴 a kind of magnolia of Szechuan, Magnolia obovata. 5.川芎 [chuan1xiong1], n., an aromatic plant, 芎藭, the hemlock parsley, Conioselinum univitatum. 6.川苔 [chuan1tai2], n., edible mushroom grown on rocks, in Szechuan. 7.川資 [chuan1zi0], n., voyage or journey expense. |