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水
Shuǐ
1. surname Shui
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 4 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

水
shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

三水
Sānshuǐ
Sanshui district of Foshan city [[佛山市<Fóshānshì>]], Guangdong
上水
Shàngshuǐ
Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong)
下水
xiàshuǐ
downstream
下水
xiàshui
offal
二水
Èrshuǐ
Erhshui township in Changhua county [[彰化縣|彰化县<Zhānghuàxiàn>]], Taiwan
伊水
Yīshuǐ
Yi river in west Henan, tributary of North Luo river [[洛河|洛河<Luòhé>]]
供水
gōngshuǐ
to supply water
修水
Xiūshuǐ
Xiushui county in Jiujiang [[九江]], Jiangxi
储水
chǔshuǐ
to store water
冰水
bīngshuǐ
iced water
冷水
lěngshuǐ
cold water
出水
chūshuǐ
to discharge water
汇水
huìshuǐ
remittance fee
原水
yuánshuǐ
raw water
反水
fǎnshuǐ
turncoat
取水
qǔshuǐ
water intake
口水
kǒushuǐ
saliva
吃水
chīshuǐ
drinking water
合水
Héshuǐ
Heshui county in Qingyang [[慶陽|庆阳<Qìngyáng>]], Gansu
吉水
Jíshuǐ
Jishui county in Ji'an [[吉安]], Jiangxi

Alternate Entries

水
shuǐ
water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
201
Word Frequency Rank
485 of 84,292

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