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qiú

to float, to swim, to wade

🔤 Pictophonetic: 氵 (water) provides meaning, 囚 provides pronunciation
HSK 8 strokes Uncommon (46%)

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⿰氵囚 i

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Component Tree i

shuǐ
water
3 strokes
qiú
prisoner, convict; to confine
💡 Ideographic: A person 人 in a cell 囗
5 strokes