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
洗澡
xǐzǎo
to take a shower; to bathe
Characters in this word
澡 zǎo
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 喿 the sound of birds chirping
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我要洗澡。 Wǒ yào xǐ zǎo. I want to take a shower.
- 他在洗澡。 Tā zài xǐ zǎo. He is taking a shower.
- 晚上洗澡。 Wǎn shang xǐ zǎo. Take a shower at night.