water
shuǐ (shui3)
Radical no. 85 · 4 strokes (第 85 部首 · 4 画 dì 85 bùshǒu · 4 huà)
Radical ⽔ (shuǐ) — meaning: water, 4 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
The water radical originates from a pictograph depicting flowing water. In seal script, it consists of three vertical strokes (representing streams of water) with a horizontal stroke in the middle (indicating the water surface), forming a wave-like shape.
Mnemonic: Three lines piercing through the middle represent three streams of water flowing across a wave's surface.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
360 characters- 瀒sè
variant of 濇[se4]
18 strokes
- 瀔gǔ
river name in Henan province
18 strokes
- 㶉xī
used in 鸂鶒|㶉𫛶[xi1 chi4]
19 strokes
- 泸lú
old name of a river in Jiangxi
19 strokes
- 瀚hàn
ocean
19 strokes
- 瀛yíng
ocean
19 strokes
- 沥lì
to drip
19 strokes
- 瀣xiè
mist
19 strokes
- 泷lóng
rapids
19 strokes
- 灌guàn
to irrigate
HSK 720 strokes
- 瀱jì
(literary) spring water gushing out
20 strokes
- 瀹yuè
to cleanse
20 strokes
- 瀺chán
sound of water
20 strokes
- 瀼ráng
dewy
20 strokes
- 沣fēng
rainy
21 strokes
- 灈Qú
ancient name of a river in Henan
21 strokes
- 灉yōng
name of a river
21 strokes
- 灏hào
vast (of water)
21 strokes
- 洒sǎ
to sprinkle
HSK 522 strokes
- 灖mǐ
(used to describe flowing water)
22 strokes
- 灞Bà
name of a river
24 strokes
- 灢nǎng
muddy
25 strokes
- 灥xún
a group of springs
27 strokes
- 灪yù
(literary) (of waves) huge
32 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 泞?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.