The Chinese word for river is
河流

hé liú

Chinese Definition

river
1. 名词. 河
Components
河
1. Yellow River, Huang He
Synonyms: 黃河
^河南 - Henan, lit=south of the Yellow River
2. (obsolete, Chinese mythology) Hebo; the god of the Yellow River
3. (obsolete, Chinese mythology) Yellow River's Map; the plan of the Yellow River (mystic diagram said to have been supernaturally revealed)
4. (by extension) river, especially a smaller river, creek, or stream, as distinguished from m:道
河流 - river
小河 - small river, stream
5. (obsolete) streamside; riverside
6. (literary, figurative) Milky Way
7. (chiefly Cantonese) Short for 河粉
乾炒牛河ho4-2 - beef chow fun
He; Ho
流
1. to flow
流汗 - to sweat
流淚 - to cry; to let tears flow
流血 - to bleed
2. to drift; to wander
流連 - to linger; to be reluctant to leave
3. class; grade
一流 - first class; top grade
4. (of water, electricity, other fluids) current; flow; stream
氣流 - airflow
電流 - electric current
5. to spread; to scatter; to disseminate
Synonyms: 留傳, 散佈
流言 - rumors; gossip
流芳 - to leave a good reputation
6. (physics) Short for 流明, lumen
7. (math) flow
8. (computing) stream
9. (Cantonese, Hakka) of poor quality
流嘢 - poor-quality goods
10. (Cantonese) fake; ingenuine
Antonyms: yue:堅

河
1. Yellow River, Huang He
Synonyms: 黃河
^河南 - Henan, lit=south of the Yellow River
2. (obsolete, Chinese mythology) Hebo; the god of the Yellow River
3. (obsolete, Chinese mythology) Yellow River's Map; the plan of the Yellow River (mystic diagram said to have been supernaturally revealed)
4. (by extension) river, especially a smaller river, creek, or stream, as distinguished from m:道
河流 - river
小河 - small river, stream
5. (obsolete) streamside; riverside
6. (literary, figurative) Milky Way
7. (chiefly Cantonese) Short for 河粉
乾炒牛河ho4-2 - beef chow fun
He; Ho

江
1. Yangtze River
2. (by extension) river
3. (telegraphy) the third day of a month
Jiang (mainland China), Chiang (Taiwan), Kong (Hong Kong), Kiang (Old fashion)
^江 ^澤-民 - Jiang Zemin
4. =====Usage notes=====
5. The word that referred to a body of flowing water such as stream, creek or river was represented in early Chinese with 川.
6. In early times, specialized characters were created to represent words that described particular bodies of water. These words often contain the water radical (水 was written.
7. In early texts, the term 江 became the standard bearer for a slightly differentiated category of river. It was then applied broadly as a generic term.
8. Among Chinese users, there are commonly held beliefs about the differences between these near synonyms that may not be reflected in an ordinary dictionary. 江 are often thought of as the larger rivers
9. Variant of 豇

河流
1. n. (collective) river
^泰晤士.^河是 ^英國第二長的河流。 - The River Thames is the second longest river in the UK.
河流已經乾gān涸了。 - The river has dried up.

川
1. river; stream; brook
川流不息 - to flow continuously
2. Short for 四川, Sichuan Province, China
川菜 - Sichuan cuisine
3. plain
平川 - plain
4. road
5. Synonym of 汆 (to boil food for a short time in boiled water)
6. Alternative form of 穿
7. (internet slang) Short for 川普, Donald Trump
挺川 - to support Donald Trump
川粉 - Trumpster