| 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.t. | 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. | |||||