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

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

Etymologically derived, 浙 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. Zhejiang (province in east China)
  2. abbr. for Zhejiang 浙江 province in east China

Etymology & Origin

浙

pictophoneticwater

Decomposition: ⿰氵折 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
浙江大学zhè jiāng dà xuéZhejiang University
浙江省zhè jiāng shěngZhejiang Province, capital Hangzhou 杭州市 (short name 浙)
川鲁粤苏浙闽湘徽chuān lǔ yuè sū zhè mǐn xiāng huīthe cuisines of Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan and Anhui (the eight major cuisines of...
江浙proper-nounjiāng zhèJiangsu and Zhejiang (abbr. for 江蘇|江苏 + 浙江)
浙江proper-nounzhè jiāngsee 浙江省
浙菜nounzhè càiZhejiang cuisine
浙赣zhè gànZhejiang-Jiangxi
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Total compounds
71
As first character
14
As last character
14
As middle character

浙 appears in 7 compound words: 71 as the first character, 14 as the last, and 14 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 浙 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

江jiāng
0.766118,182 co-occurrences
省shěng
0.51434,362 co-occurrences
杭háng
0.5073,660 co-occurrences
卫wèi
0.4323,920 co-occurrences
按àn
0.4002,570 co-occurrences
稠chóu
0.395244 co-occurrences
绍shào
0.3941,060 co-occurrences
沪hù
0.387410 co-occurrences
抚fǔ
0.387654 co-occurrences
宁níng
0.3811,828 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

孩子们喜欢在清澈的浙边玩耍,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浙江大罗山悬崖,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,浙大发顶刊论文: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

在浙江,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

浙江省政府批复同意!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

浙江男子铁锅里泡澡,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

我是在浙江出生的。

Wǒ shì zài Zhèjiāng chūshēng de.

I was born in Zhejiang.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced zhè

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 浙 (zhè) mean in Chinese?
浙 (zhè) primarily means "zhejiang (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"); 浙江省 (zhè jiāng shěng, "Zhejiang Province, capital Hangzhou 杭州市 (short name 浙)"); 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..."); 江浙 (jiāng zhè, "Jiangsu and Zhejiang (abbr. for 江蘇|江苏 + 浙江)"); 浙江 (zhè jiāng, "see 浙江省"). There are over 7 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 浙 (zhè)?
Several characters share the pronunciation zhè: 哲 (wise), 这 (this), 着 (-ing, to wear), 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.