洗 xǐ
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 先 first, former, previous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
洗
xǐ
to wash
Character
Example phrases
- 我在洗手。 Wǒ zài xǐ shǒu. I'm washing my hands.
- 我在洗衣服。 Wǒ zài xǐ yīfu. I'm washing clothes.
- 妈妈在洗菜。 Māma zài xǐ cài. Mom is washing the vegetables.
Related words
- 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān restroom, toilet
- 休息 xiūxi to rest; rest
- 穿 chuān to wear, to put on (clothes)
- 睡觉 shuìjiào to sleep, to go to bed
- 衣服 yīfu clothes
- 睡 shuì to sleep
- 床 chuáng bed
- 起 qǐ to rise, to get up
- 上班 shàngbān to go to work
- 起床 qǐchuáng to get up (out of bed)
- 下班 xiàbān to finish work
- 晚 wǎn late; evening