自 zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 自 — self
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
自来水
zìláishuǐ
running water, tap water
Characters in this word
来 lái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 未 not yet 丷 horns
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
水 shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 水 — water, liquid, lotion, juice
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 台风过后，部分社区的自来水供应中断了。 Táifēng guòhòu, bùfen shèqū de zìláishuǐ gōngyìng zhōngduàn le. After the typhoon, the tap-water supply in some communities was interrupted.
- 这里的自来水可以直接喝吗？ Zhèlǐ de zìláishuǐ kěyǐ zhíjiē hē ma? Can you drink the tap water here straight from the tap?
- 洗完手要记得关上自来水，不要浪费。 Xǐ wán shǒu yào jìde guān shàng zìláishuǐ, bú yào làngfèi. Remember to turn off the tap after washing your hands, and don't waste water.