淮 (huái): name of a river
淮 (huái) is a Chinese character meaning “name of a river.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 隹 (phonetic). It ranks #2233 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 淮 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- name of a river
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 淮海地区 | huái hǎi dì qū | Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州, including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces |
| 淮上区 | huái shàng qū | Huaishang, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市, Anhui |
| 江淮官话noun | jiāng huái guān huà | Jianghuai Mandarin |
| 淮南子proper-noun | huái nán zi | miscellany of writing from the Western Han (aka Former Han) |
| 淮安区 | huái ān qū | Huai'an, a district of Huai'an City 淮安市, Jiangsu |
| 淮安市 | huái ān shì | Huai'an, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省 |
| 淮海战役 | huái hǎi zhàn yì | Huaihai Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end o... |
| 淮南市 | huái nán shì | Huainan, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省 |
| 淮北市 | huái běi shì | Huaibei, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省 |
| 淮阳区 | huái yáng qū | Huaiyang, a district of Zhoukou City 周口市, Henan |
| 淮阴区 | huái yīn qū | Huaiyin, a district of Huai'an City 淮安市, Jiangsu |
| 淮上proper-noun | huái shàng | see 淮上區|淮上区 |
| 淮安proper-noun | huái ān | see 淮安市 |
| 淮海proper-noun | huái hǎi | Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州, including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces |
| 淮山noun | huái shān | Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya), aka nagaimo |
淮 appears in 26 compound words: 81 as the first character, 4 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 淮 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这条淮流经三个省份，滋养了沿岸的农田。
zhè tiáo huái liú jīng sān gě shěng fèn , zī yǎng le yán àn de nóng tián .
The Huai River flows through three provinces, nourishing the farmlands along its banks.
张晨路的足迹遍布中原、江淮、齐鲁大地，深入偏僻的县城与村落，寻找散落在民间的老兵。
zhāng chén lù de zú jì biàn bù zhōng yuán , jiāng huái , qí lǔ dà dì , shēn rù piān pì de xiàn chéng yǔ cūn luò , xún zhǎo sàn luò zài mín jiān de lǎo bīng .
Zhang Chenlu has traveled throughout the Central Plains, the Jianghuai region, and Shandong, venturing deep into remote county towns and villages in search of veterans scattered among the local populace.
广东长者菜园挖到手掌状淮山“指甲”清晰可见 婉拒网民逾9000元...
guǎng dōng cháng zhě cài yuán wā dào shǒu zhǎng zhuàng huái shān zhǐ jiǎ qīng xī kě jiàn wǎn jù wǎng mín yú 9 0 0 0 yuán . . .
Senior Citizen in Guangdong Finds Palm-Sized Chinese Yam with Distinct "Fingernails" in Garden; Declines Online Offer of Over 9,000 Yuan...
(走进中国乡村)艺术与科技融入田园 江淮乡野有了国际范儿
( zǒu jìn zhōng guó xiāng cūn ) yì shù yǔ kē jì róng rù tián yuán jiāng huái xiāng yě yǒu le guó jì fàn ér
(A Glimpse into Rural China) Art and Technology Blend with the Countryside; The Jianghuai Region Takes on an International Flair
香港铁路引入中国标淮 可望减成本 惟评论忧质素及外国参与降
xiāng gǎng tiě lù yǐn rù zhōng guó biāo huái kě wàng jiǎn chéng běn 惟 píng lùn yōu zhì sù jí wài guó cān yǔ jiàng
The introduction of China's standard Huai River by Hong Kong Railway is expected to reduce costs, but commentators are worried about the quality and foreign participation
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component
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