(bound form) river / creek / plain / an area of level country
A new river has formed in front of the anthill, and Chantal Chicken is happy that now she'll be able to float to the pub instead of having to walk to it.
川 character breakdown
The character 川 cannot be broken down into individual components.
卅
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一
+
川
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Thirty is a square pyramidal number, that is you can built a pyramid with a square base (of four times four items in that layer) out of fourty things.
卅
=
一
+
川
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Just as Socrates is using the ashram's bathroom the water of the river is swelling so much that he will have to swim unless he uses a boat or something similar. Socrates thinks that this is the perfect opportunity to try out a model he had in mind for a long time. With thirty flutes he builds an inverted pyramid and yes, it floats!
to obey / to follow / to arrange / to make reasonable / along / favorable
顺
=
川
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页
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Sheldon Shrimp (shu) witnesses a creek (川) forming in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4), and subsequently a paper (页) boat floating by. Sheldon recognizes this omen and knows that he has to follow (顺) his fate.
to teach / to train / to admonish / instruction (from superiors) / teachings / rule
训
=
川
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讠
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Lately the water level has risen and now a river (川) is flowing through the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4). Xu Xian (xu) takes this opportunity to set up an advertising column (讠) and advertise his swimming instruction courses (训).
巟
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亡
+
川
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A new river (川) has emerged, and it is flowing over all the graves (亡) in front of the anglepod (ang1). By flowing through the dead bodies it becomes very toxic, and Helga Horse (hu) stores it in toxic waste containers (巟).
prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)
州
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丶
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丷
+
川
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Mnemonic symbol: the red cotton tree, as it is the official flower of 广州 (Guangzhou). A new river (川) formed spontaneously in front of the outhouse (ou1), and James II of England (zh) was barely able to climb on a red cotton tree (州). Other animals are happy about this development: a mean crocodile (丷) is floating on a petal leaf (丶) towards the red cotton tree.