水
水
“water”
Radical: 水
Strokes: 4
Level: HSK 1
How 水 is built — overlaid / crossed
亅
hook
hook
The story behind 水
Flowing water between banks — three drops in motion (水).
💡 喝水 (hē shuǐ) = to drink water. As 氵 it waters a thousand characters.
Words with 水
水果 shuǐguǒ — fruit
水平 shuǐpíng — level
胶水 jiāo shuǐ — glue
矿泉水 kuàng quán shuǐ — mineral spring water
淡水 dàn shuǐ — potable water (water with low salt content)
洪水 hóng shuǐ — deluge
开水 kāi shuǐ — boiled water
墨水儿 mò shuǐ r — ink
潜水 qián shuǐ — to dive
水利 shuǐ lì — water conservancy
水龙头 shuǐ lóng tóu — faucet
水泥 shuǐ ní — cement
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