cyun1巛

Jyutpingcyun1

Yalechyūn

Definition

River or plain; also the Kangxi radical 47.

neutralnature

How it's used

This character is almost exclusively used as a KangXi radical rather than as a standalone word in modern Cantonese. It represents the visual flow of water and is found in characters related to rivers or streams. You will primarily encounter it in dictionaries or when discussing the structure of Chinese characters.

Examples

ni1呢go3個zi6字hai6係cyun1巛zi6字bou6部。

This character belongs to the river radical.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知cyun1巛dim2點joeng2樣se2寫aa4呀？

Do you know how to write the river radical?

Related words

see alsocyun1川chyūnsee alsoseoi2水séui

Common phrases

cyun1巛zi6字bou6部

river radical

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with the character 川, which is a common word for river. While they look nearly identical, 巛 is a radical used for classification, whereas 川 is a functional noun.