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chuān

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Definitions

  1. 1. (bound form) river
  2. 2. creek
  3. 3. plain
  4. 4. an area of level country

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Words Containing 川

栾川县
luán chuān xiàn

Luanchuan county in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan

淄川
zī chuān

Zichuan district of Zibo city 淄博市[zī bó shì], Shandong

金川区
jīn chuān qū

Jinchuan district of Jinchang city 金昌市[jīn chāng shì], Gansu

高梁川
gāo liáng chuān

Takahashigawa, river in Okayama prefecture 岡山縣|冈山县[gāng shān xiàn], Japan

灵川
líng chuān

Lingchuan county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

合川区
hé chuān qū

Hechuan suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

四川大地震
sì chuān dà dì zhèn

Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

黎川
lí chuān

Lichuan county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi

四川盆地
sì chuān pén dì

Sichuan basin

汶川县
wèn chuān xiàn

Wenchuan County (Tibetan: wun khron rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan

川谷
chuān gǔ

same as 薏苡[yì yǐ]

百川归海
bǎi chuān guī hǎi

all things tend in one direction (idiom)

百川
bǎi chuān

rivers

神奈川县
shén nài chuān xiàn

Kanagawa prefecture, Japan

玉川
yù chuān

Tamagawa (name)

沐川县
mù chuān xiàn

Muchuan county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[lè shān], Sichuan

四川雉鹑
sì chuān zhì chún

(bird species of China) buff-throated monal-partridge (Tetraophasis szechenyii)

川沙
chuān shā

Chuansha, name of street and park in Pudong New District 浦東新區|浦东新区[pǔ dōng xīn qū], Shanghai

张家川回族自治县
zhāng jiā chuān huí zú zì zhì xiàn

Zhanjiachuan Huizu autonomous county in Gansu

银川市
yín chuān shì

Yinchuan city, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[níng xià huí zú zì zhì qū]

遂川县
suì chuān xiàn

Suichuan county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

南川
nán chuān

Nanchuan district of Fuling suburbs of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

云贵川
yún guì chuān

Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan

陵川
líng chuān

Lingcuan county in Jincheng 晉城|晋城[jìn chéng], Shanxi

北川羌族自治县
běi chuān qiāng zú zì zhì xiàn

Beichuan Qiang autonomous county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan

剑川
jiàn chuān

Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

江川县
jiāng chuān xiàn

Jiangchuan county in Yuxi 玉溪[yù xī], Yunnan

宜川县
yí chuān xiàn

Yichuan county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

陆川县
lù chuān xiàn

Luchuan county in Yulin 玉林[yù lín], Guangxi

叶江川
yè jiāng chuān

Ye Jiangchuan

汶川大地震
wèn chuān dà dì zhèn

Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

川资
chuān zī

travel expenses

川震
chuān zhèn

Sichuan great earthquake, the magnitude 8 earthquake of May 2008 at Wenchuan 汶川, Sichuan, that killed more than 80,000 people

伊川
yī chuān

Yichuan county in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan

金川
jīn chuān

Jinchuan County (Tibetan: chu chen rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan

仁川市
rén chuān shì

Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[jīng jī dào], South Korea

赖声川
lài shēng chuān

Lai Shengchuan (1954-), US-Taiwanese dramatist and director

玉川市
yù chuān shì

Tamagawa city in Akita prefecture, Japan

洛川县
luò chuān xiàn

Luochuan county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

延川县
yán chuān xiàn

Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

陇川县
lǒng chuān xiàn

Longchuan county in Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture 德宏傣族景頗族自治州|德宏傣族景颇族自治州[dé hóng dǎi zú jǐng pō zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

永川区
yǒng chuān qū

Yongchuan suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

川端康成
chuān duān kāng chéng

Kawabata Yasunari, Japanese literature Nobel laureate

川滇藏
chuān diān zàng

Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet

崇川区
chóng chuān qū

Chongchuan district of Nantong city 南通市[nán tōng shì], Jiangsu

川菜
chuān cài

Sichuan or Szechuan cuisine

淄川区
zī chuān qū

Zichuan district of Zibo city 淄博市[zī bó shì], Shandong

曹刚川
cáo gāng chuān

Cao Gangchuan (1935-), former artillery officer, senior PRC politician and army leader

临川区
lín chuān qū

Linchuan district of Fuzhou city 撫州市|抚州市, Jiangxi

武川县
wǔ chuān xiàn

Wuchuan county in Hohhot 呼和浩特[hū hé hào tè], Inner Mongolia

吴川
wú chuān

Wuchuan, county-level city in Zhanjiang 湛江[zhàn jiāng], Guangdong

东川
dōng chuān

Dongchuan district of Kunming city 昆明市[kūn míng shì], Yunnan

务川县
wù chuān xiàn

Wuchuan Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], northeast Guizhou

陇川
lǒng chuān

Longchuan county in Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture 德宏傣族景頗族自治州|德宏傣族景颇族自治州[dé hóng dǎi zú jǐng pō zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

潢川
huáng chuān

Huangchuan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan

川泽
chuān zé

marshes

南川区
nán chuān qū

Nanchuan district of Fuling suburbs of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

宜川
yí chuān

Yichuan county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

品川区
pǐn chuān qū

Shinagawa district of Tokyo

剑川县
jiàn chuān xiàn

Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

汶川
wèn chuān

Wenchuan County (Tibetan: wun khron rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan

名山大川
míng shān dà chuān

famous mountains and great rivers

东川区
dōng chuān qū

Dongchuan district of Kunming city 昆明市[kūn míng shì], Yunnan

川芎
chuān xiōng

chuanxiong rhizome

合川
hé chuān

Hechuan suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

宾川县
bīn chuān xiàn

Binchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

四川林鸮
sì chuān lín xiāo

(bird species of China) Sichuan wood owl (Strix davidi)

铜川市
tóng chuān shì

Tongchuan, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi

利川
lì chuān

Lichuan, county-level city in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[ēn shī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Hubei

汤川秀树
tāng chuān xiù shù

YUKAWA Hideki (1907-1988), Japanese theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate

汇川
huì chuān

Huichuan District of Zunyi City 遵義市|遵义市[zūn yì shì], Guizhou

泾川县
jīng chuān xiàn

Jingchuan county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[píng liáng], Gansu

临川羡鱼
lín chuān xiàn yú

see 臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网[lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng]

务川自治县
wù chuān zì zhì xiàn

Wuchuan Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], northeast Guizhou

青川
qīng chuān

Qingchuan county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[guǎng yuán], Sichuan

龙川县
lóng chuān xiàn

Longchuan county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong

海纳百川
hǎi nà bǎi chuān

all rivers run into the sea

四川大学
sì chuān dà xué

Sichuan University

四川柳莺
sì chuān liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Sichuan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus forresti)

伊川县
yī chuān xiàn

Yichuan county in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan

栾川
luán chuān

Luanchuan county in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan

江川
jiāng chuān

Jiangchuan county in Yuxi 玉溪[yù xī], Yunnan

桦川
huà chuān

Huachuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[jiā mù sī], Heilongjiang

北川
běi chuān

Beichuan, county-level city in Mianyang prefecture 綿陽|绵阳, Sichuan

山川
shān chuān

mountains and rivers

仁川广域市
rén chuān guǎng yù shì

Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[jīng jī dào], South Korea

平川
píng chuān

Pingchuan district of Baiyin city 白銀市|白银市[bái yín shì], Gansu

四川外国语大学
sì chuān wài guó yǔ dà xué

Sichuan International Studies University (SISU)

冰川期
bīng chuān qī

ice age

陆川
lù chuān

Luchuan county in Yulin 玉林[yù lín], Guangxi

金川县
jīn chuān xiàn

Jinchuan County (Tibetan: chu chen rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan

四川日报
sì chuān rì bào

Sichuan Daily

四川旋木雀
sì chuān xuán mù què

(bird species of China) Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis)

汉川市
hàn chuān shì

Hanchuan, county-level city in Xiaogan 孝感[xiào gǎn], Hubei

崇川
chóng chuān

Chongchuan district of Nantong city 南通市[nán tōng shì], Jiangsu

遂川
suì chuān

Suichuan county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

青川县
qīng chuān xiàn

Qingchuan county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[guǎng yuán], Sichuan

洛川
luò chuān

Luochuan county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

四川山鹧鸪
sì chuān shān zhè gū

(bird species of China) Sichuan partridge (Arborophila rufipectus)

吴川市
wú chuān shì

Wuchuan, county-level city in Zhanjiang 湛江[zhàn jiāng], Guangdong

汉川
hàn chuān

Hanchuan, county-level city in Xiaogan 孝感[xiào gǎn], Hubei

淅川县
xī chuān xiàn

Xichuan county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳[nán yáng], Henan

河川
hé chuān

rivers

阿莱奇冰川
ā lái qí bīng chuān

Aletsch glacier, Switzerland

川汇
chuān huì

Chuanhui district of Zhoukou city 周口市[zhōu kǒu shì], Henan

通川区
tōng chuān qū

Tongchuan district of Dazhou city 達州市|达州市[dá zhōu shì], Sichuan

务川仡佬族苗族自治县
wù chuān gē lǎo zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Wuchuan Klau and Hmong Autonomous County in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], northeast Guizhou

延川
yán chuān

Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

铜川
tóng chuān

Tongchuan, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi

滇藏川
diān zàng chuān

Yunnan, Tibet and Sichuan

富川瑶族自治县
fù chuān yáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Fuchuan Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[hè zhōu], Guangxi

汇川区
huì chuān qū

Huichuan District of Zunyi City 遵義市|遵义市[zūn yì shì], Guizhou

北川县
běi chuān xiàn

Beichuan Qiang autonomous county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan

仁川
rén chuān

Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道[jīng jī dào], South Korea

沐川
mù chuān

Muchuan county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[lè shān], Sichuan

春川市
chūn chuān shì

Chuncheon city, capital of Gangwon province 江原道[jiāng yuán dào], South Korea

川木香
chuān mù xiāng

Dolomiaea souliei

临川
lín chuān

Linchuan district of Fuzhou city 撫州市|抚州市, Jiangxi

潢川县
huáng chuān xiàn

Huangchuan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan

冰川
bīng chuān

glacier

德川
dé chuān

Tokugawa, the ruling clan of Japan from 1550-1850

利川市
lì chuān shì

Lichuan, county-level city in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[ēn shī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Hubei

龙川
lóng chuān

Longchuan county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong

宾川
bīn chuān

Binchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

泾川
jīng chuān

Jingchuan county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[píng liáng], Gansu

灵川县
líng chuān xiàn

Lingchuan county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

淅川
xī chuān

Xichuan county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳[nán yáng], Henan

川剧
chuān jù

Sichuan opera

银川
yín chuān

Yinchuan city, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[níng xià huí zú zì zhì qū]

川崎
chuān qí

Kawasaki (name)

郭小川
guō xiǎo chuān

Guo Xiaochuan (1919-1976), PRC communist poet, hero in the war with Japan, died after long persecution during Cultural Revolution

黎川县
lí chuān xiàn

Lichuan county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi

永川
yǒng chuān

Yongchuan suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

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 China 八大菜系[bā dà cài xì])

桦川县
huà chuān xiàn

Huachuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[jiā mù sī], Heilongjiang

川汇区
chuān huì qū

Chuanhui district of Zhoukou city 周口市[zhōu kǒu shì], Henan

周小川
zhōu xiǎo chuān

Zhou Xiaochuan (1948-), PRC banker and politician, governor of People's Bank of China 中國人民銀行|中国人民银行[zhōng guó rén mín yín háng] 2002-2018

神奈川
shén nài chuān

Kanagawa, Japan

川藏
chuān zàng

Sichuan and Tibet

一马平川
yī mǎ píng chuān

flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country

平川区
píng chuān qū

Pingchuan district of Baiyin city 白銀市|白银市[bái yín shì], Gansu

汶川地震
wèn chuān dì zhèn

Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

陵川县
líng chuān xiàn

Lingcuan county in Jincheng 晉城|晋城[jìn chéng], Shanxi

川西
chuān xī

Western Sichuan

盘川
pán chuān

see 盤纏|盘缠[pán chan]

武川
wǔ chuān

Wuchuan county in Hohhot 呼和浩特[hū hé hào tè], Inner Mongolia

富川县
fù chuān xiàn

Fuchuan Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[hè zhōu], Guangxi

品川
pǐn chuān

Shinagawa River

川流不息
chuān liú bù xī

the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow

汤川
tāng chuān

Yukawa (name)

川建国
chuān jiàn guó

nickname for US President Trump 川普[chuān pǔ], implying that he benefitted China (hence 建國|建国[jiàn guó]) by doing a poor job of leading the US