(zhè): abbr. for Zhejiang 浙江 province in east China

(zhè) is a Chinese character meaning “abbr. for zhejiang 浙江 province in east china.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2082 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, water. Its radical form (water) appears in many related characters such as (shuǐ, water), (hàn, Han ethnic group), (, steam).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. abbr. for Zhejiang 浙江 province in east China

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticwater

Decomposition: ⿰氵折 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
zhè jiāng dà xuéZhejiang University
zhè jiāng sān mén xiànSanmen County in Zhejiang
zhè jiāng tiān tái xiànTiantai County in Zhejiang
zhè jiāng shěngZhejiang Province, capital Hangzhou 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4] (abbr. to 浙[Zhe4])
chuān lǔ yuè sū zhè mǐn xiāng huīthe cuisines of Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan and Anhui (the eight major cuisines of...
jiāng zhèJiangsu and Zhejiang (abbr. for 江蘇|江苏[Jiang1 su1] + 浙江[Zhe4 jiang1])
zhè jiāngsee 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]
zhè càiZhejiang cuisine
zhè gànZhejiang-Jiangxi
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Total compounds
78
As first character
11
As last character
11
As middle character

appears in 9 compound words: 78 as the first character, 11 as the last, and 11 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

jiāng
0.797354,337 co-occurrences
shěng
0.590103,056 co-occurrences
háng
0.53010,966 co-occurrences
chū
0.48710 co-occurrences
wèi
0.43811,760 co-occurrences
àn
0.4067,710 co-occurrences
chóu
0.401732 co-occurrences
shào
0.4003,180 co-occurrences
0.3931,230 co-occurrences
0.3931,962 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

孩子们喜欢在清澈的边玩耍,捉小鱼小虾。

hái zǐ men xǐ huān zài qīng 澈 de zhè biān wán shuǎ , zhuō xiǎo yú xiǎo xiā .

Children love to play along the clear riverbank, catching little fish and shrimp.

百度新闻Feb 2026

一家三口大年初一被困江大罗山悬崖,8岁女童体温持..

yī jiā sān kǒu dà nián chū yī bèi kùn zhè jiāng dà luó shān xuán yá , 8 suì nǚ tóng tǐ wēn chí . .

A family of three was trapped on the cliffs of Daluoshan Mountain in Zhejiang Province on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the 8-year-old girl had a temperature:

百度新闻Feb 2026

大年初一,大发顶刊论文:用人工智能为膜蛋白造“装....

dà nián chū yī , zhè dà fā dǐng kān lùn wén : yòng rén gōng zhì néng wéi mó dàn bái zào zhuāng . . . .

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zhejiang University published a paper on the use of artificial intelligence to create "packaging....

百度新闻Feb 2026

江,看完电影票根别扔!可以当钱用

zài zhè jiāng , kàn wán diàn yǐng piào gēn bié rēng ! kě yǐ dāng qián yòng

In Zhejiang, don't throw away the movie ticket stub after watching it! It can be used as money

百度新闻Feb 2026

江省政府批复同意!宁波一大学将设新学院

zhè jiāng shěng zhèng fǔ pī fù tóng yì ! nìng bō yī dà xué jiāng shè xīn xué yuàn

The Zhejiang Provincial Government approved the agreement! A university in Ningbo will set up a new college

百度新闻Feb 2026

江男子铁锅里泡澡,底下还烧着火,一个接一...

zhè jiāng nán zǐ tiě guō lǐ pāo zǎo , de xià hái shāo zhe huǒ , yī gè jiē yī . . .

Zhejiang men are bathing in an iron pot, and there is still a fire burning underneath, one after another...

Tatoeba

我是在江出生的。

Wǒ shì zài Zhèjiāng chūshēng de.

I was born in Zhejiang.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced zhè

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 浙 (zhè) mean in Chinese?
浙 (zhè) primarily means "abbr. for zhejiang 浙江 province in east china." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2082 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 浙 and 右?
浙 (zhè) and 右 (yòu) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 浙 (east) vs 右 (west).
How many strokes does 浙 have?
浙 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 浙?
The radical associated with 浙 is 氵 (water). This radical appears in many characters related to water.
What are the components of 浙?
浙 is composed of: 氵 (semantic), 折 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰氵折 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 浙?
Common words with 浙 include: 浙江大学 (zhè jiāng dà xué, "Zhejiang University"); 浙江三门县 (zhè jiāng sān mén xiàn, "Sanmen County in Zhejiang"); 浙江天台县 (zhè jiāng tiān tái xiàn, "Tiantai County in Zhejiang"); 浙江省 (zhè jiāng shěng, "Zhejiang Province, capital Hangzhou 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4] (abbr. to 浙[Zhe4])"); 川鲁粤苏浙闽湘徽 (chuān lǔ yuè sū zhè mǐn xiāng huī, "the cuisines of Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan and Anhui (the eight major cuisines of..."). There are over 9 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 浙 (zhè)?
Several characters share the pronunciation zhè: 哲 (wise), 遮 (to cover up (a shortcoming)), 辙 (rut), 者 ((after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...), and 2 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 浙 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 浙 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.