池chí
pool, pond; moat; cistern. 6 strokes, radical 氵, first met in HSK 5.
What 池 is made of
氵 (shuǐ, water) and 也 (yě, also).
氵 carries the meaning — water — and 也 carries the sound.
How to write 池
Strokes 1–3 write 氵, then strokes 4–6 write 也.
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 池
Words that use 池
| 池子 | pool, pond 人工挖成或围成、用来蓄水的小水坑 公园里的池子泉水清澈见底。The pool in the park was so clear you could see the bottom. Lesson 401, 笃行安适 · 开拓革新与百业昌盛 · Enterprise Renewal & Vitality |
| 电池 | battery 指能储存并释放电能的装置 实验室新配置了一批高能电池。The lab was newly equipped with a batch of high-capacity batteries. Lesson 414, 庆典蓄能 · 经世谋断与春华秋实 · Technological Order & Human Vitality |
| 游泳池 | swimming pool 指专门供人游泳的水池设施 环境安全员毫不犹豫跳进游泳池排查水质。The officer jumped straight into the swimming pool to test the water. Lesson 515, 防患未然 · 温情相伴与厚德博雅 · Harmonious Living & Primeval Vistas |
Characters that share the sound part 也
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 氵
All 75 of them, and what the radical means, on the 氵 radical page.