水
Character
water; the clear liquid that we drink
- Radical
- 水 (itself)
- Strokes
- 4
- Structure
- Overlaid
- Parts
- 亅
- Traditional
- 水
- Frequency
- #208 most common character
Meaning
shuǐ
shui3- water; the clear liquid that we drink
- water; the liquid in rivers, lakes, and seas
Examples
我要喝水。
wǒ yào hē shuǐ
I want to drink water.
AI-generated sentence
这里的水很干净。
zhè lǐ de shuǐ hěn gān jìng
The water here is very clean.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 4 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 水
Draw “水” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 水
See all 399 →水果shuǐ guǒfruit; sweet food that grows on plants, like apples and bananasWordHSK 1水平shuǐ pínga person's level of skill or abilityWordHSK 2水分shuǐ fènwater inside something, like food or fruitWordHSK 5水库shuǐ kùa large lake made by people to store waterWordHSK 5水灾shuǐ zāia flood, when too much water covers land or homesWordHSK 5水产品shuǐ chǎn pǐnfood that comes from water, such as fish, shrimp, and crabsWordHSK 5水泥shuǐ nía grey powder used for building that becomes hard like stoneWordHSK 6水准shuǐ zhǔnlevel or standard of skill, work, or qualityWordHSK 7–9水利shuǐ lìthe work of controlling water, like building dams and canalsWordHSK 7–9水域shuǐ yùan area of water, like part of a sea, lake, or riverWordHSK 7–9水壶shuǐ húa kettle; a pot for boiling waterWordHSK 7–9水手shuǐ shǒua person whose job is working on a ship or boatWordHSK 7–9