Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 江河
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]); (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way; (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2 fen3]
江jiāngriver; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]; surname Jiang; (bound form) Yangtze River; (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江蘇|江苏[Jiang1 su1])
河流héliúriver; CL:條|条[tiao2]
河畔hépànriverside; river plain
江山jiāngshānrivers and mountains; landscape; country; state power; see 江山市[Jiang1 shan1 Shi4]
运河yùnhécanal; see 運河區|运河区[Yun4 he2 Qu1]