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水

shuǐ

HSK 3.0 · 1HSK 2.0 · 1

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shuǐ · seoi2 (Jyutping)

  1. Shui ethnic group
  2. water
  3. (after a name) ... River
  4. to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4])
  5. (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
  6. (bound form) additional cost; extra income
  7. classifier for washings of a garment
  8. surname Shui

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

水

Meaning
water, liquid, lotion, juice
Radical
水
Strokes
4
Components
⿻亅?
Cangjie
E
Four-corner
1223.0

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