水
shuǐ
HSK level: HSK 1
Meaning
water; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4]); (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy; (bound form) additional cost; extra income; classifier for washings of a garment
Other reading: Shuǐ
surname Shui; Shui ethnic group
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Characters
Examples
烧一点水。
shāo yī diǎn shuǐ。
Boil some water.
水是液体。
shuǐ shì yè tǐ。
Water is a liquid.
水在升高。
shuǐ zài shēng gāo。
The water is rising.
Words with this character
水平 shuǐ píng horizontal水果 shuǐ guǒ fruit香水 xiāng shuǐ perfume水泥 shuǐ ní cement水晶 shuǐ jīng crystal水面 shuǐ miàn water surface热水 rè shuǐ hot water水准 shuǐ zhǔn level薪水 xīn shuǐ salary泪水 lèi shuǐ teardrop洪水 hóng shuǐ deluge口水 kǒu shuǐ saliva海水 hǎi shuǐ seawater污水 wū shuǐ sewage水管 shuǐ guǎn water pipe水源 shuǐ yuán water source水库 shuǐ kù reservoir潜水 qián shuǐ to dive水分 shuǐ fèn moisture content流水 liú shuǐ running water雨水 yǔ shuǐ rainwater自来水 zì lái shuǐ running water水手 shuǐ shǒu sailor