水 shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 水 — water, liquid, lotion, juice
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
水
shuǐ
water
Character
Example phrases
- 我要喝水。 Wǒ yào hē shuǐ. I want to drink some water.
- 请给我一杯水。 Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi shuǐ. Please give me a glass of water.
- 杯子里没有水。 Bēizi lǐ méiyǒu shuǐ. There's no water in the cup.
- 桌子上有水。 Zhuōzi shàng yǒu shuǐ. There is water on the table.
- 水太热了，别喝。 Shuǐ tài rè le, bié hē. The water is too hot; don't drink it.
- 我不喜欢冷水。 Wǒ bù xǐhuan lěng shuǐ. I don't like cold water.
- 水在杯子里吗？ Shuǐ zài bēizi lǐ ma? Is the water in the glass?
- 请先喝一点儿水。 Qǐng xiān hē yìdiǎnr shuǐ. Please drink a little water first.
- 妈妈买了水。 Māma mǎi le shuǐ. Mom bought water.
- 这里的水不贵。 Zhèlǐ de shuǐ bú guì. The water here isn't expensive.