阿姆河

Traditional form:

阿姆河

Pinyin (reading):

Amǔ Hé

Definitions:

• 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
• formerly called Oxus by Greek and Western writers, and Gihon by medieval Islamic writers

Characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 姆 - governess, matron, nanny
• 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river

Traditional characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 姆 - governess, matron, nanny
• 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river