Keyword
water
- liquid
- lotion
- juice
- Frequency
- #254
- Strokes
- 4
Readings
shuǐ100%
Mnemonic
A river running between two banks; compare 川
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
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Used in vocabulary
水
water; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水 (huìshuǐ) and 水性 (shuǐxìng)); (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy; (bound form) additional cost; extra income; classifier for washings of a garment
水平
horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
水果
fruit
水泥
cement
洪水
deluge; flood
水准
level (of achievement etc); standard; level (surveying)
水库
reservoir
水面
water surface
海水
seawater
水晶
crystal
薪水
salary; wage
水利
water conservancy; irrigation works
污水
sewage
水源
water source; water supply; headwaters of a river
泪水
teardrop; tears
潜水
to dive; to go under water; (in an online forum) to lurk
水质
water quality
清水
Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name)
水电
hydroelectric power; plumbing and electricity
水上
on water; aquatic
水域
waters; body of water
供水
to supply water
水分
moisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding
流水
running water; (business) turnover