游泳
yóuyǒngTraditional: 游泳
#1969 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to swim, swimming
Word origin
A compound of 游 (yóu, to move through water) and 泳 (yǒng, to swim), both built on the 氵water radical, reinforcing the idea of moving through water.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 游 (yóu, to move in water) + 泳 (yǒng, to swim)
Stroke order
游
泳
Examples
。
I go swimming twice a week.
。
He swims very fast.
。
Swimming in the sea in summer is very pleasant.
。
The children are learning to swim.
池。
The water in this swimming pool is very clean.
游泳 (yóu yǒng) means to swim or swimming. Both characters carry the water radical, so the compound doubly signals movement through water.
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