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水

shuǐ
HSK 1

“Shui ethnic group” in Chinese is 水 (shuǐ).

Other characters with the syllable shui: see all 3 →

Meaning

  • Shui ethnic group
  • water
  • (after a name) ... River
Show 5 more meanings
  • to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4])
  • (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
  • bound formadditional cost; extra income
  • classifier for washings of a garment
  • surname Shui

Example

我喜欢水果。

I like fruit.

From 水果 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Words containing 水

水果shuǐguǒfruitHSK 1水平shuǐpínghorizontal; levelHSK 2药水yàoshuǐmedicine in liquid formHSK 2凉水liángshuǐcool waterHSK 3海水hǎishuǐseawaterHSK 4开水kāishuǐboiled waterHSK 4泪水lèishuǐteardropHSK 4汽水qìshuǐsoda pop; carbonated soft drinkHSK 4

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1八bāeightHSK 1爸bàfatherHSK 1吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1百bǎihundredHSK 1班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1半bànhalfHSK 1帮bāngto helpHSK 1包bāoto coverHSK 1

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