河 hé — river (CL:条,道); (bound form) the Yellow River

A way to remember it

Water, 氵, beside 可 for the sound. Like 江, it began as the name of one river — the Yellow River — before it meant any of them.

A picture that makes the shape stick — not a claim about the character’s history.

Draft — written with AI help and not yet read by a person. What that means.