Ideographic: A river's flow; compare 巛Radical:

meaning for chuān:

  • - river
  • - creek
  • - plain
  • - an area of level country
  • - abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川 in southwest ChinaSichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀 , capital Chengdu 成都 Yinchuan city, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 宁夏回族自治区 glacierSichuan operarivers