涧 — Chinese character
涧
jiàn
brook, mountain stream
- Pinyin
- jiàn
- Radical
- 85 ⽔ (Water)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 氵 间
- Formation
- ideographic — A stream 氵 flowing through a valley 间; 间 also provides the pronunciation
- Traditional
- 澗
Common words with 涧
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山涧 (山澗) | shān jiàn | mountain stream |
| 溪涧 (溪澗) | xī jiàn | stream; mountain gorge |
| 涧水 (澗水) | jiàn shuǐ | mountain stream |
| 涧溪 (澗溪) | jiàn xī | mountain stream; stream in a valley |
| 沟涧 (溝澗) | gōu jiàn | gully; ravine |
| 涧壑 (澗壑) | jiàn hè | valley; ravine |
| 涧峡 (澗峽) | jiàn xiá | a gorge |
| 涧流 (澗流) | jiàn liú | mountain stream; stream in a valley |
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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