水 shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 水 — water, liquid, lotion, juice
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
水面
shuǐmiàn
water surface
Characters in this word
面 miàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 面 — face
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 清晨的水面十分平静，远处的山影清晰可见。 Qīngchén de shuǐmiàn shífēn píngjìng, yuǎnchù de shānyǐng qīngxī kějiàn. The water surface was very calm in the early morning, and the distant mountain shadows were clearly visible.
- 一片树叶轻轻落在水面上，荡起了小小的波纹。 Yí piàn shùyè qīngqīng luò zài shuǐmiàn shàng, dàngqǐ le xiǎoxiǎo de bōwén. A leaf fell gently onto the water, setting off tiny ripples.
- 鸭子在水面上游来游去，一点也不怕人。 Yāzi zài shuǐmiàn shàng yóu lái yóu qù, yìdiǎn yě bú pà rén. The ducks swam back and forth on the water, not afraid of people at all.