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泅 (qiú): Swim — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 泅

泅水 • qiúshuǐ • swim across water

qiú泅

shuǐ水

swim across water

泅渡 • qiúdù • swim across (a river or sea)

qiú泅

dù渡

swim across (a river or sea)

泅游 • qiúyóu • swim (in water)

qiú泅

yóu游

swim (in water)

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Example Sentences

Tā他

zài在

hú湖

zhōng中

qiú泅

yóu游

le了

yī一

gè个

xiǎo小

shí时

。

He swam in the lake for an hour.

Tā他

xiǎo小

shí时

hou候

jīng经

cháng常

zài在

hé河

lǐ

Zhàn战

shì士

men们

yǒng勇

gǎn敢

de地

qiú泅

dù渡

le

Information

Pinyinqiú

Meaningswim, float, wade

Strokes8

Radical氵

Traditional—

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#4604

Zhuyinㄑㄧㄡˊ

UnicodeU+6CC5

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里

qiú泅

shuǐ水

。

He often swam in the river when he was a child.

了

nà那

tiáo条

dà大

hé河

。

The soldiers bravely swam across that big river.

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邱qiumound, hill; surname
酋qiúchief of tribe, chieftain
球qiúball, sphere, globe
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Characters with radical "氵".

涣huànscatter; scattered
涅nièblacken; black mud, slime
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
汀tīngsandbar, beach, bank, shore
滦luánriver and county in Hebei province
滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs

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