- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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MEANING8 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
water
中无色无味的液体，人和动物需要喝它才能生存wúsè wúwèi de yètǐ, rén hé dòngwù xūyào hē tā cáinéng shēngcún
- 。
Please give me a glass of water.
- 。
After exercising, you should drink plenty of water.
+ 2 more examples for this meaning
- 。
Please give me a glass of water.
- 。
Blood is thicker than water.
- 貳名noun
(after a name) ... River
中江河；流经陆地流向海洋的液体jiāng hé；liújīng lùdì liúxiàng hǎiyáng de yètǐ
- 。
This river is very long.
- 。
The Han River flows through several provinces.
- 參量measure word
classifier for washings of a garment
中洗衣服的次数xǐ yīfu de cì shù
- 。
This shirt has been washed twice and it's still a bit dirty.
- 肆名noun
(bound form) additional cost; extra income
中附加的费用或收入fùjiā de fèiyòng huò shōurù
- 。
This month's water and electricity bills are very high.
- 。
He always manages to make a little extra money on the side when doing business.
- 伍动verb
to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4])
中用身体在水中浮动移动yòng shēntǐ zài shuǐ zhōng fúdòng yídòng
- ？
Does he know how to swim?
- ，。
She has been able to swim since she was little and is very fast in the water.
- 陸形adjective
(coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
中质量差、不结实、不够好的zhìliàng chà、bù jiéshí、búgoù hǎo de
- 。
This movie is really bad.
- ，。
His speech was all fluff and had nothing of real substance.
- 柒名noun
surname Shui
中姓氏，一个人或家族的名字xìngshì、yīge rén huò jiāzú de míngzi
- 。
Mr. Shui is the most popular teacher in our class.
- 捌名noun
Shui ethnic group
中中国少数民族，主要分布在贵州地区zhōngguó shǎoshù mínzú, zhǔyào fēnbù zài guìzhōu dìqū
- 。
The Shui are a minority ethnic group in China.
- 。
The Shui people are mainly distributed in Sandu County, Guizhou Province.
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CHARACTER ANALYSISRELATED
水
MEANING8 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
water
中无色无味的液体，人和动物需要喝它才能生存wúsè wúwèi de yètǐ, rén hé dòngwù xūyào hē tā cáinéng shēngcún
- 。
Please give me a glass of water.
- 。
After exercising, you should drink plenty of water.
+ 2 more examples for this meaning
- 。
Please give me a glass of water.
- 。
Blood is thicker than water.
- 貳名noun
(after a name) ... River
中江河；流经陆地流向海洋的液体jiāng hé；liújīng lùdì liúxiàng hǎiyáng de yètǐ
- 。
This river is very long.
- 。
The Han River flows through several provinces.
- 參量measure word
classifier for washings of a garment
中洗衣服的次数xǐ yīfu de cì shù
- 。
This shirt has been washed twice and it's still a bit dirty.
- 肆名noun
(bound form) additional cost; extra income
中附加的费用或收入fùjiā de fèiyòng huò shōurù
- 。
This month's water and electricity bills are very high.
- 。
He always manages to make a little extra money on the side when doing business.
- 伍动verb
to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4])
中用身体在水中浮动移动yòng shēntǐ zài shuǐ zhōng fúdòng yídòng
- ？
Does he know how to swim?
- ，。
She has been able to swim since she was little and is very fast in the water.
- 陸形adjective
(coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
中质量差、不结实、不够好的zhìliàng chà、bù jiéshí、búgoù hǎo de
- 。
This movie is really bad.
- ，。
His speech was all fluff and had nothing of real substance.
- 柒名noun
surname Shui
中姓氏，一个人或家族的名字xìngshì、yīge rén huò jiāzú de míngzi
- 。
Mr. Shui is the most popular teacher in our class.
- 捌名noun
Shui ethnic group
中中国少数民族，主要分布在贵州地区zhōngguó shǎoshù mínzú, zhǔyào fēnbù zài guìzhōu dìqū
- 。
The Shui are a minority ethnic group in China.
- 。
The Shui people are mainly distributed in Sandu County, Guizhou Province.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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