(shuǐ) - water in Mandarin

shuǐ

Traditional: 水

HSK 1

#699 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

water

Word origin

水 (shuǐ) means 'water'. It is a pictograph of a flowing stream with the central current and droplets to either side, and serves as the water radical (氵) in countless characters.

Origin: pictograph
Root: a flowing stream with droplets

Stroke order

水

Examples

。

I want to drink water.

。

This glass of water is hot.

瓶píng。

Please give me a bottle of water.

河hé。

The water in the river is very clean.

。

Remember to drink plenty of water.

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This word is part of lesson 14.