Usage of the character 川

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 ( Abà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Sichuan

Chuāndǎng

川党

[川黨]

Sichuan codonopsis (Codonopsis pilosula, root used in TCM)

Chuānzhèn

川震

[川震]

Sichuan great earthquake, the magnitude 8 earthquake of May 2008 at Wenchuan 汶川, Sichuan, that killed more than 80,000 people
same as 四川大地震 ( Sìchuān Dàdìzhèn)

Zhōngchuān

中川

[中川]

Nakagawa (Japanese surname and place name)

Luòchuān

洛川

[洛川]

Luochuan county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

bǎichuān

百川

[百川]

rivers

Déchuān

德川

[德川]

Tokugawa, the ruling clan of Japan from 1550-1850

Jiāngchuān

江川

[江川]

Jiangchuan county in Yuxi 玉溪 ( Yùxī), Yunnan

Língchuān

灵川

[靈川]

Lingchuan county in Guilin 桂林 ( Guìlín), Guangxi

Rénchuān

仁川

[仁川]

Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道 ( Jīngjīdào), South Korea

Tāngchuān

汤川

[湯川]

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

Chuānpǔ

川普

[川普]

Sichuanese pidgin (the mix of Standard Mandarin and Sichuanese dialect)
(Tw) surname Trump

Chuān Wài

川外

[川外]

abbr. for 四川外國語大學／四川外国语大学 ( Sìchuān Wàiguóyǔ Dàxué)

bīngchuān

冰川

[冰川]

glacier

Běichuān

北川

[北川]

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

Chuāncài

川菜

[川菜]

Sichuan or Szechuan cuisine

Yīchuān

伊川

[伊川]

Yichuan county in Luoyang 洛陽／洛阳, Henan

héchuān

河川

[河川]

rivers

chuāngǔ

川谷

[川穀]

same as 薏苡 (yìyǐ)

Chuānbèi

川贝

[川貝]

Sichuan fritillary bulb (Bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae, used in TCM)

Qīngchuān

青川

[青川]

Qingchuan county in Guangyuan 廣元／广元 ( Guǎngyuán), Sichuan

Shíchuān

石川

[石川]

Ishikawa (Japanese surname and place name)

Mùchuān

沐川

[沐川]

Muchuan county in Leshan 樂山／乐山 ( Lèshān), Sichuan

Huàchuān

桦川

[樺川]

Huachuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯 ( Jiāmùsī), Heilongjiang

Wúchuān

吴川

[吳川]

Wuchuan, county-level city in Zhanjiang 湛江 ( Zhànjiāng), Guangdong

Línchuān

临川

[臨川]

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

shānchuān

山川

[山川]

mountains and rivers
landscape

Suìchuān

遂川

[遂川]

Suichuan county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

Jīngchuān

泾川

[涇川]

Jingchuan county in Pingliang 平涼／平凉 ( Píngliáng), Gansu

Jīnchuān

金川

[金川]

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 ( Abà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Sichuan

Luánchuān

栾川

[欒川]

Luanchuan county in Luoyang 洛陽／洛阳, Henan

Sìchuān

四川

[四川]

Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都

chuānzé

川泽

[川澤]

marshes
swamps

Chuān Zàng

川藏

[川藏]

Sichuan and Tibet

Bīnchuān

宾川

[賓川]

Binchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 ( Dàlǐ Báizúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Yíchuān

宜川

[宜川]

Yichuan county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

Jiànchuān

剑川

[劍川]

Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 ( Dàlǐ Báizúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Chuānjù

川剧

[川劇]

Sichuan opera

Wǔchuān

武川

[武川]

Wuchuan county in Hohhot 呼和浩特 ( Hūhéhàotè), Inner Mongolia

Yánchuān

延川

[延川]

Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

chuānzī

川资

[川資]

travel expenses

chuānxiōng

川芎

[川芎]

chuanxiong rhizome

Língchuān

陵川

[陵川]

Lingcuan county in Jincheng 晉城／晋城 ( Jìnchéng), Shanxi

Chuānqí

川崎

[川崎]

Kawasaki (name)

Dōngchuān

东川

[東川]

Dongchuan district of Kunming city 昆明市 ( Kūnmíngshì), Yunnan

Huángchuān

潢川

[潢川]

Huangchuan county in Xinyang 信陽／信阳, Henan

Píngchuān

平川

[平川]

Pingchuan district of Baiyin city 白銀市／白银市 ( Báiyínshì), Gansu

Chuānxī

川西

[川西]

Western Sichuan

Tóngchuān

铜川

[銅川]

Tongchuan, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi

Diān Zàng Chuān

滇藏川

[滇藏川]

Yunnan, Tibet and Sichuan

Qīngchuānxiàn

青川县

[青川縣]

Qingchuan county in Guangyuan 廣元／广元 ( Guǎngyuán), Sichuan

Zīchuānqū

淄川区

[淄川區]

Zichuan district of Zibo city 淄博市 ( Zībóshì), Shandong

Yùchuānshì

玉川市

[玉川市]

Tamagawa city in Akita prefecture, Japan

Rénchuānshì

仁川市

[仁川市]

Incheon Metropolitan City in Gyeonggi Province 京畿道 ( Jīngjīdào), South Korea

Huàchuānxiàn

桦川县

[樺川縣]

Huachuan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯 ( Jiāmùsī), Heilongjiang

Chuānhuìqū

川汇区

[川匯區]

Chuanhui district of Zhoukou city 周口市 ( Zhōukǒushì), Henan

Jīnchuānqū

金川区

[金川區]

Jinchuan district of Jinchang city 金昌市 ( Jīnchāngshì), Gansu

Chuān Jiànguó

川建国

[川建國]

nickname for US President Trump 川普 ( Chuānpǔ), implying that he benefitted China (hence 建國／建国 (jiànguó)) by doing a poor job of leading the US

Tōngchuānqū

通川区

[通川區]

Tongchuan district of Dazhou city 達州市／达州市 ( Dázhōushì), Sichuan

Wǔchuānxiàn

武川县

[武川縣]

Wuchuan county in Hohhot 呼和浩特 ( Hūhéhàotè), Inner Mongolia

chuānmùxiāng

川木香

[川木香]

root of Vladimiria souliei (used in TCM)
Dolomiaea souliei

Shénnàichuān

神奈川

[神奈川]

Kanagawa, Japan

Mùchuānxiàn

沐川县

[沐川縣]

Muchuan county in Leshan 樂山／乐山 ( Lèshān), Sichuan

Chóngchuānqū

崇川区

[崇川區]

Chongchuan district of Nantong city 南通市 ( Nántōngshì), Jiangsu

Lǒngchuānxiàn

陇川县

[隴川縣]

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 ( Déhóng Dǎizú Jǐngpōzúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Fùchuānxiàn

富川县

[富川縣]

Fuchuan Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州／贺州 ( Hèzhōu), Guangxi

Yíchuānxiàn

宜川县

[宜川縣]

Yichuan county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

Chuāndǎngshēn

川党参

[川黨參]

Sichuan codonopsis (Codonopsis pilosula, root used in TCM)

Jīngchuānxiàn

泾川县

[涇川縣]

Jingchuan county in Pingliang 平涼／平凉 ( Píngliáng), Gansu

Yínchuān Shì

银川市

[銀川市]

Yinchuan city, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區／宁夏回族自治区 ( Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū)

Chánggǔchuān

长谷川

[長谷川]

Hasegawa (Japanese surname)

Língchuānxiàn

灵川县

[靈川縣]

Lingchuan county in Guilin 桂林 ( Guìlín), Guangxi

Chuān Diān Zàng

川滇藏

[川滇藏]

Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet

Jiāngchuānxiàn

江川县

[江川縣]

Jiangchuan county in Yuxi 玉溪 ( Yùxī), Yunnan

Suìchuānxiàn

遂川县

[遂川縣]

Suichuan county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

Gāoliángchuān

高梁川

[高梁川]

Takahashigawa, river in Okayama prefecture 岡山縣／冈山县 ( Gāngshānxiàn), Japan

Héchuān Qū

合川区

[合川區]

Hechuan, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Chūnchuānshì

春川市

[春川市]

Chuncheon city, capital of Gangwon province 江原道 ( Jiāngyuándào), South Korea

Lùchuānxiàn

陆川县

[陸川縣]

Luchuan county in Yulin 玉林 ( Yùlín), Guangxi

Jiànchuānxiàn

剑川县

[劍川縣]

Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 ( Dàlǐ Báizúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Huìchuān Qū

汇川区

[匯川區]

Huichuan District of Zunyi City 遵義市／遵义市 ( Zūnyì Shì), Guizhou

Línchuānqū

临川区

[臨川區]

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

Líchuānxiàn

黎川县

[黎川縣]

Lichuan county in Fuzhou 撫州／抚州, Jiangxi

Língchuānxiàn

陵川县

[陵川縣]

Lingcuan county in Jincheng 晉城／晋城 ( Jìnchéng), Shanxi

Luòchuānxiàn

洛川县

[洛川縣]

Luochuan county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

Cáo Gāngchuān

曹刚川

[曹剛川]

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

Dōngchuānqū

东川区

[東川區]

Dongchuan district of Kunming city 昆明市 ( Kūnmíngshì), Yunnan

Guō Xiǎochuān

郭小川

[郭小川]

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

Běichuānxiàn

北川县

[北川縣]

Beichuan Qiang autonomous county in Mianyang 綿陽／绵阳 ( Miányáng), north Sichuan

bīngchuānqī

冰川期

[冰川期]

ice age

Hànchuānshì

汉川市

[漢川市]

Hanchuan, county-level city in Xiaogan 孝感 ( Xiàogǎn), Hubei

Yè Jiāngchuān

叶江川

[葉江川]

Ye Jiangchuan

Wènchuān Xiàn

汶川县

[汶川縣]

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 ( Abà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Sichuan

Wùchuānxiàn

务川县

[務川縣]

Wuchuan Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zunyi 遵義／遵义 ( Zūnyì), northeast Guizhou

Xīchuānxiàn

淅川县

[淅川縣]

Xichuan county in Nanyang 南陽／南阳 ( Nányáng), Henan

Lìchuān Shì

利川市

[利川市]

Lichuan, county-level city in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 ( Enshī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu), Hubei

Nánchuān Qū

南川区

[南川區]

Nanchuan, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Tóngchuān Shì

铜川市

[銅川市]

Tongchuan, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi

Píngchuānqū

平川区

[平川區]

Pingchuan district of Baiyin city 白銀市／白银市 ( Báiyínshì), Gansu

Sìchuān Shěng

四川省

[四川省]

Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 ( Chuān) or 蜀 ( Shǔ), capital Chengdu 成都 ( Chéngdū)

Zhōu Xiǎochuān

周小川

[周小川]

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 ( Zhōngguó Rénmín Yínháng) 2002-2018

Yún Guì Chuān

云贵川

[雲貴川]

Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan

Pǐnchuānqū

品川区

[品川區]

Shinagawa district of Tokyo

Luánchuānxiàn

栾川县

[欒川縣]

Luanchuan county in Luoyang 洛陽／洛阳, Henan

Yánchuānxiàn

延川县

[延川縣]

Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

Jīnchuān Xiàn

金川县

[金川縣]

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 ( Abà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Sichuan

Yǒngchuān Qū

永川区

[永川區]