氵

Water Radical (氵)

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Explore 190 Chinese characters containing the Water radical, with stroke order animations and meanings.

3strokes190charactersVariant of水

This radical is a variant of 水. Characters with this radical usually relate to water.

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3 characters

to converge, to gather together

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8 characters

dirt, filth, stain, defilement

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19 characters

vast, deep (of water)

to eliminate, to discard, to wash away

turbulent water

steam, vapor, gas

soak into, seep in, percolate

sink, submerge, deep

to sink, to submerge, to be heavy

to infuse (tea)

to wash one's hair

abundant, copious

ditch, trench, groove

to sink, to disappear, or to not have

dark blue (of water)

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26 characters

to stop, prevent, or discourage

to boil, bubbling

oil, grease, fat

to govern, to manage, to cure

marsh, swamp, bog

["to angle for fame (idiom)","to fish for compliments"]

to moisten, to be stained with

to follow a course

to leak, to discharge, to release

to anchor a boat

to secrete, to ooze

law, rule, method, standard

to soak, bubble, or foam

to weep, to sob

mud, clay, earth

tear (from the eye)

to flow rapidly

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23 characters

to flow, to drift, to circulate

name of a river in Zhejiang Province, China

bank of river, shore

vast, great, many

wave, billow, unrestrained

to float, drift, or be suspended on or in a fluid

to soak, immerse, or steep

to smear, apply (paint, mud, etc.)

to disappear, eliminate, or melt away

to wade, to involve, to relate to

to gush, to surge, to well up

big waves, large billows

whirlpool, eddy

to wash, to cleanse

to moisten, to lubricate

brook, mountain stream

astringent, rough, not smooth

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26 characters

shore, bank, limit, boundary

to contain, to immerse

sediment, precipitate, shallow water

to mix up, to confuse

name of a river

to flow, to drip, to shed (tears)

kind and gentle

to wash or rinse in water

silt, sediment, to silt up

obscene, licentious, lewd

river in Anhui province

pure, honest, simple

to mix, to blend, to confuse

to submerge, flood, or drown

to add, increase, or append

clear, pure, distinct

deep water, abyss

to seep, to permeate

ditch, canal, channel

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17 characters

source, origin, spring

to overflow, to brim over

to dissolve, to melt

Yunnan province

overflowing, flooding, vast expanse of water

reach a quota or limit

to filter, to strain

overflow, excessive, indiscriminate

shore, bank, coastal area

beach, sandbar, shoal

dripping, trickling

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9 characters

to float, drift, or be washed away

lacquer, varnish, paint

to develop, to evolve, to perform

overflow, spread out, unrestrained

to rinse, to gargle

ripple, overflow, brim over

deep and clear water

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10 characters

to hide, to conceal, to submerge

clear, transparent

clear, transparent

splashing sound

large waves, billows

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4 characters

to wash, to bathe

tranquil, calm, or indifferent

to stimulate, to arouse, or to surge

to be close to, on the verge of

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1 character

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1 character

vast, expansive, wide (as of water or desert)

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to pour, to irrigate, to fill

Common Words with the Water Radical (氵)

Standard Chinese language

果汁guǒ zhī

fruit juice

vocabulary; words and phrases

Water Radical (氵) FAQ

Common questions about the Water radical and how to use it for learning Chinese characters.

What is the Water radical (氵) in Chinese?

The Water radical (氵) is one of the 214 Kangxi radicals used to classify Chinese characters. It has 3 strokes and appears in 190 characters in our database, including 汁, 汇, 汉, 汗, 汛. Characters containing this radical often relate to the concept of "water."

How many Chinese characters use the 氵 radical?

There are 190 Chinese characters that use the Water radical (氵) in our database. These characters span various levels of frequency and complexity.

How do I write the 氵 radical?

The Water radical (氵) consists of 3 strokes. It is a simplified variant of the full character 水. To practice writing characters with this radical, click on any character in the list above to see its complete stroke order animation.

How does the 氵 radical help me learn Chinese characters?

Knowing the Water radical (氵) helps in three ways: (1) Dictionary lookup — you can find characters by radical and remaining stroke count, (2) Meaning clues — characters with 氵 often relate to "water", helping you guess meanings of unfamiliar characters, (3) Memory aid — recognizing the radical as a building block makes it easier to remember and distinguish similar-looking characters.