jiàn A ditch, or stream, in which water flows in the mountains

Interpretation: noun

1. (Form. From water,intervals. Original meaning: a gully of water sandwiched between two mountains)

2, the same as the original meaning

Another example: jiangu (stream valley); jianlai (the sound of water in a mountain stream)

3, jiangu, valley .

E.g.: Jianshui (stream in the valley); Jianliu (water flow in the valley); Jianjing (valley, mountain concave); Jiansu (living in the valley)

4, ancient number words. 万万沟为涧,即10 64 [美ten vigintillion;英ten thousand decillion]

5、水名

6、源出河南渑池县东北,东南流会渑水,东流通过新安县南,到洛阳市西折,东南入洛河