川 chuān river
stream; river; plain
How it came to be
象形 · Pictogram
A drawing of the thing it means.
The oldest form is a picture of flowing water, drawn as lines running down.
用法
- A river/plain: 山川 (shānchuān) mountains and rivers, 河川 (héchuān) rivers, 平川 (píngchuān) flat open land.
- 川流不息 (chuānliú-bùxī) = flowing on without pause, of ceaseless traffic or crowds.
- Abbreviation for Sichuan: 川菜 (chuāncài) Sichuan cuisine.