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水 (shuǐ): Water — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 水

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How to write 水 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 水

水 stroke order diagram
3.

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4.

How to Use 水

Drinking and household water

水 (shuǐ) appears in words for water you drink or use at home, like 矿泉水, 开水, 汽水, and 水龙头.

矿泉水 • kuàng quán shuǐ • mineral water • HSK 4
HSK 4
5.

HSK Vocabulary: 水

水果 • shuǐ guǒ • fruit
HSK 1
shuǐ水
guǒ果
6.

Example Sentences

tā他
de的
yīng英
yǔ语
shuǐ水
píng平
hěn

Information

Pinyinshuǐ
Meaningwater
Strokes4
Radical水
Traditional水
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#166
Zhuyinㄕㄨㄟˇ
UnicodeU+6C34
CangjieE
kuàng矿
quán泉
shuǐ水

mineral water

开水 • kāi shuǐ • boiling water • HSK 5
HSK 5
kāi开
shuǐ水

boiling water

汽水 • qì shuǐ • soda pop; carbonated soft drink • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
qì汽
shuǐ水

soda pop; carbonated soft drink

水龙头 • shuǐ lóng tóu • stopcock; tap; faucet • HSK 6
HSK 6
shuǐ水
lóng龙
tóu头

stopcock; tap; faucet

Natural and bodily water

水 (shuǐ) appears in words for natural or bodily water, like 洪水, 淡水, 汗水, and 泪水.

洪水 • hóng shuǐ • flood; deluge • HSK 6
HSK 6
hóng洪
shuǐ水

flood; deluge

淡水 • dàn shuǐ • fresh water • HSK 6
HSK 6
dàn淡
shuǐ水

fresh water

汗水 • hàn shuǐ • sweat • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
hàn汗
shuǐ水

sweat

泪水 • lèi shuǐ • teardrop • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
lèi泪
shuǐ水

teardrop

Extended water meanings

水 (shuǐ) appears in abstract, material, or industry words related to water, like 水平, 水利, 水泥, and 胶水.

水平 • shuǐ píng • level • HSK 3
HSK 3
shuǐ水
píng平

level

水利 • shuǐ lì • water conservancy; irrigation works • HSK 6
HSK 6
shuǐ水
lì利

water conservancy; irrigation works

水泥 • shuǐ ní • cement; concrete • HSK 6
HSK 6
shuǐ水
ní泥

cement; concrete

胶水 • jiāo shuǐ • glue • HSK 5
HSK 5
jiāo胶
shuǐ水

glue

fruit

水分 • shuǐ fèn • moisture content
HSK 3.0 · L5
shuǐ水
fèn分

moisture content

降水 • jiàng shuǐ • precipitation; rainfall
HSK 3.0 · L5
jiàng降
shuǐ水

precipitation; rainfall

雨水 • yǔ shuǐ • Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 19th February-5th March
HSK 3.0 · L5
yǔ雨
shuǐ水

Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 19th February-5th March

水库 • shuǐ kù • reservoir
HSK 3.0 · L6
shuǐ水
kù库

reservoir

水流 • shuǐ liú • water flow; current; stream
HSK 3.0 · L6
shuǐ水
liú流

water flow; current; stream

很
gāo高
。

His English level is very high.

wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
měi每
tiān天
chī吃
xīn新
xiān鲜
shuǐ水
guǒ果
。

I like to eat fresh fruit every day.

wǒ我
xiǎng想
hē喝
shuǐ水
。

I want to drink water.

qǐng请
gěi给
wǒ我
yì一
bēi杯
shuǐ水
。

Please give me a glass of water.

zhè这
bēi杯
shuǐ水
hěn很
liáng凉
。

This glass of water is very cold.

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Characters with radical "水".

  • 泵bèngpump
  • 汞gǒngelement mercury
  • 泉quánspring, fountain, source of water
  • 泰tàigreat, peaceful, safe
  • 永yǒngperpetual, eternal, forever
  • 求qiúto seek, request, or demand
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