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洗手间

xǐshǒujiān

restroom, toilet

HSK 1 · Topic “My day” Home
restroom, toilet
Memory picture

Characters in this word

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

手 shǒu

Strokes
4
Radical
手 — hand
Made of
𠂌 一 one
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

间 jiān

Strokes
7
Radical
门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
Made of
门 gate, door, entrance, opening 日 sun
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 洗手间在哪里？ Xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ? Where is the restroom?
  • 洗手间在那边。 Xǐshǒujiān zài nàbian. The restroom is over there.
  • 我去一下洗手间。 Wǒ qù yíxià xǐshǒujiān. I'm going to the restroom.

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