淮 meaning and stroke order
A river in Anhui province
How to write 淮, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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How 淮 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 隹 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 淮
The water radical 氵 on the left tells you this is about a river, and 隹 (zhuī, a short-tailed bird) on the right gives the sound. Picture birds flying over the 淮 River.
淮 is mostly used in place names, especially 淮河 (Huái Hé), the Huai River between the Yellow River and the Yangtze. It also appears in city names like 淮安 (Huái'ān) and in the cuisine style 淮扬菜 (Huáiyáng cài). Example: 淮河是中国南北的分界线之一。(Huái Hé shì Zhōngguó nánběi de fēnjièxiàn zhī yī.) The Huai River is one of the dividing lines between north and south China.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 淮 (huái) with 准 (zhǔn, allowed or accurate), which has only two dots 冫 on the left instead of three. Count the dots: three dots means water and a river.
Characters that contain 淮
Learning 淮 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 淮
How many strokes are in 淮?
淮 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 淮 mean?
淮 (huái) means a river in Anhui province.
How do you pronounce 淮?
淮 is pronounced huái, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 淮?
The radical of 淮 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 淮 under this radical.
Is 淮 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 淮 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why is the Huai River important in Chinese geography?
The Qinling Mountains and the Huai River together form the traditional line between northern and southern China. Climate, crops, and food habits are often described as different on each side.
What does the saying 淮南为橘，淮北为枳 mean?
It comes from an old story saying oranges grown south of the Huai become bitter fruit when planted north of it. People use it to say that environment shapes what a person or thing becomes.