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洗 xǐ — “to wash”

How to write and say the Chinese character 洗 (xǐ), which means to wash — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Everyday actions.

Stroke order笔顺

洗 is written with 9 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

氵 (water) hints at the meaning, and 先 lends its sound — together they make 洗.

A common word常用词

Example sentence例句

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