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水库

shuǐkù

reservoir

A lake behind a dam
Memory picture

Characters in this word

水 shuǐ

Strokes
4
Radical
水 — water, liquid, lotion, juice
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

库 kù

Strokes
7
Radical
广 — broad, vast, wide
Made of
广 broad, vast, wide 车 cart, vehicle
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 水库很大。 Shuǐkù hěn dà. The reservoir is very big.
  • 我去水库玩。 Wǒ qù shuǐkù wán. I go to the reservoir to play.
  • 水库边很安静。 Shuǐkù biān hěn ānjìng. It is quiet by the reservoir.

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