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水shuǐ · shui

water, liquid, lotion, juice. 4 strokes, radical 水, first met in HSK 1.

Pinyin shuǐ · shuiStrokes 4Radical 水Band HSK 1Words 28

How to write 水

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Stroke order chart for 水 — 4 strokes, radical 水

Write 水 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 水 · the stroke-order rules

What 水 is made of

亅 (jué, hook).

A river running between two banks; compare 川.

Words that use 水

水(shuǐ) water
口渴时喝的没有颜色好喝的东西

大卫,快坐!壶里的水烧开了,我们来喝茶。David, sit down! the water in the pot has boiled — let's drink some tea.

Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 6, 烧水喝茶

水(shuǐ)平(píng) level, standard
指某种能力或事物达到的高度

综合业务水平不断提升。Overall professional level keeps improving.

Lesson 68, 看手表 · 尺璧寸阴与笃志力行 · Punctual Dedication, Deep Reflection & Living Ecology

药(yào)水(shuǐ) liquid medicine, lotion
可以用来治病或消毒的液体

护士用药水给伤口消毒。The nurse used liquid medicine to disinfect the wound.

Lesson 88, 吃药 · 见贤思齐与日新月异 · Emulating Excellence & Continual Daily Progress

凉(liáng)水(shuǐ) cool water
没有加热过、喝起来凉凉的水

运动后他倒了一大杯凉水咕嘟喝下。After exercising he poured himself a big cup of cool water and gulped it down.

Lesson 120, 水果与清爽 · 居家生活与美味日常 · Home Living & Culinary Delights

海(hǎi)水(shuǐ) saline ocean seawater
海洋里的咸水

科研团队提取了海水样本。The research team extracted a sample of seawater.

Lesson 287, 海洋科研与法度公约 · 海洋生态与四海远航 · Oceanic Ecology, Aviation & Winter Horizons

开(kāi)水(shuǐ) boiled water
烧开了可以喝的水

晚间大家烧开水沏了一壶热茶。In the evening everyone made boiled water for a pot of hot tea.

Lesson 303, 躬行体察与笃实研求 · 镜里乾坤与天地广厦 · Reflections, Pastoral Havens & Broad Horizons

泪(lèi)水(shuǐ) tears
因感动或伤心而流下的水

看到河流变清,老人流下泪水。Seeing the river run clear again, the old man shed tears.

Lesson 307, 笃实守信与生态澄澈 · 故土炊烟与烟火长卷 · Hometown Memories & The Tapestry of Daily Life

汽(qì)水(shuǐ) soda, a fizzy drink
带气泡的甜味饮料

小胖子递上一瓶冰凉汽水。The chubby boy handed over a chilled bottle of soda.

Lesson 322, 港湾期许与暖心相聚 · 宏图展卷与韶华筑基 · Harbor Reunions, Energy Highways & Corporate Frontiers

胶(jiāo)水(shuǐ) glue
指用来黏合物品的液体

他用胶水把碎片重新粘好。He used glue to stick the broken pieces back together.

Lesson 442, 开拓启新 · 笃行自励与经世宏图 · Resolute Self-Mastery & Civic Governance

水(shuǐ)分(fèn) moisture, water content
指物体中所含的水

科研团队监测土壤水分。The research team monitored soil moisture.

Lesson 487, 水利安澜 · 安居乐业与厚积薄发 · Serene Industry & Striving Resilience

and 18 more in the catalogue.

Characters that contain 水

永yǒng冰bīng泉quán益yì暴bào