How to write 水
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Meaning of 水
Pinyin
shuǐ
Radical
水
Strokes
4
Definition
water / river
Usage
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水 [shuǐ]
名词 (noun)
1. 一种无色、无臭、透明的液体。
(A colorless, odorless, transparent liquid.)
2. 河流。
(A river.)
3. 江河湖海的通称。
(A general term for rivers, lakes, and seas.)
例如: ～库。～利。～到渠成（喻条件成熟，事情就会顺利完成）。～可载舟。跋山涉～。依山傍～。
(E.g.: water storage, benefits of water, conditions are ripe for success, water can support a boat, cross mountains and wade through water, situated by water.)
4. 液汁。
(Juice or liquid.)
5. 指附加的费用或额外的收入。
(Refers to additional fees or extra income.)
6. 指洗的次数。
(Refers to the number of washes.)
7. 姓。
(A surname.)
动词 (verb)
1. 泅水，游泳。
(To swim.)
2. 哄诱探询。
(To coax or probe.)
3. 用水测平。
(To level using water.)
4. （方）不成功，败了。
(To be unsuccessful or defeated.)
形容词 (adjective)
1. （方）马虎的，不负责任的。
(Careless or irresponsible.)
引申义 (extended meanings)
1. 同本义 ([En.] water)
2. 特指河流 ([En.] river)
3. 泛指一切水域 ([En.] waters)
4. 汁、液的通称 ([En.] liquid)
5. 大水;水灾 ([En.] flood)
6. 星名 ([En.] morning star)
7. 官名 ([En.] official’s name)
8. 货币中银的含量 ([En.] silver content in coins)
9. 五行之一 ([En.] water, one of the five elements)
10. 水生动植物 ([En.] water animal or plant)
11. 旧指尼姑和娼妓的痛苦生活境遇 ([En.] deep distress)
12. 额外收入或附加费用 ([En.] extra income)
13. 指水军 ([En.] troops that fight on waters)
14. 水族 ([En.] Shui nationality)
15. 姓 ([En.] surname)
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain / also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼
Sishui County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong / Surabaya, capital of East Java province of Indonesia
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Input Method for 水
Pinyin
shui3
Wubi
iiii
Cangjie
e
Zhengma
kv
Four Corner
12900
Unicode
U+6c34
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category