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
洗漱
xǐshù
to wash
Characters in this word
漱 shù
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 欶 to suck, to drink
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 长途飞行结束后，她只想尽快洗漱休息。 Chángtú fēixíng jiéshù hòu, tā zhǐ xiǎng jǐnkuài xǐshù xiūxi. After the long flight, she only wanted to wash up and rest as soon as possible.
- 每天早上起床后，我先洗漱再吃早饭。 Měitiān zǎoshang qǐchuáng hòu, wǒ xiān xǐshù zài chī zǎofàn. Every morning after getting up, I wash up first and then eat breakfast.
- 孩子们洗漱完毕，就乖乖上床睡觉了。 Háizimen xǐshù wánbì, jiù guāiguāi shàng chuáng shuìjiào le. Once the children had finished washing up, they went obediently to bed.
Related words
- 洗 xǐ to wash
- 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān restroom, toilet
- 洗衣机 xǐyījī washing machine
- 洗澡 xǐzǎo to take a shower; to bathe
- 清洗 qīngxǐ to wash
- 冲洗 chōngxǐ to rinse; to flush; to wash out
- 洗涤 xǐdí to wash; to cleanse
- 洗礼 xǐlǐ baptism; tempering; ordeal
- 服用 fúyòng to take (medicine)
- 保暖 bǎonuǎn to keep warm
- 急救 jíjiù first aid, emergency treatment
- 身心 shēnxīn body and mind