Character Details
water Ascii: — w359
Hanyu Pinyin Pronunciation Tone Components/Primitives Wiktionary Alt Sounds
shuǐ shway 3 水 (water) → water 水 link
Picture Character Story
Imagine flowing water or maybe just 3 drips
Notes
[HSK 1] - Appears in hundreds of characters related to liquids, washing, weather, emotions. Examples: 酒, 漂, 洗, 海, 河
Examples
- I want to drink some water - --Research Pending--
Strokes
Single Character Decomposition
Radical Name Label Domain Component Persona Example Characters
85 - —
Elements Semantic Element Phonetic Element Note
水 (water) → water 水 (semantic) pure semantic

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