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水 shuǐ — “water”
How to write and say the Chinese character 水 (shuǐ), which means water — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Nature & weather.
Pinyin · 拼音 shuǐ
Meaning · 意思 water
Strokes · 笔画 4
Radical · 部首 水 (water)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
水 is written with 4 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
The flowing three-drop radical 氵 grows from 水 — it runs through 河 (river), 海 (sea), 洗 (wash).
A common word常用词
水果
fruit
Example sentence例句
小鱼离不开水。
A little fish can't live without water.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.