阿姆河

ā mǔ hé

Definitions

1. Amu Darya, the biggest river of Central Asia, from Pamir to Aral sea, forming the boundary between Afghanistan and Tajikistan then flowing through Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
2. formerly called Oxus by Greek and Western writers, and Gihon by medieval Islamic writers

Child Words of 阿姆河

• 河 hé: river
• 姆 mǔ: woman who looks after small children
• 阿 ā: prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
• 阿 ē: (literary) to flatter; to curry favor with