shuǐShuǐ HSK1

water

shuǐ frequency
water noun
water; liquid substance

He wants to drink a bottle of mineral water.

river idiom
a river, typically used after a geographical name

The Han River is the longest tributary of the Yangtze River.

water (element) noun
one of the 五行 wǔ​xíng in Chinese philosophy, representing cold and the north

The theory of the Five Elements holds that Water overcomes Fire.

shoddy noun
lacking in substance; of poor quality; superficial

This report is very subpar; it's all fluff.

extra income noun
additional cost, extra income, or financial markup

Changing foreign currency at that stall costs a two percent commission.

swim verb
to swim or possess swimming ability

Although he lives by the river, he doesn't know how to swim at all.

washings noun
classifier for the number of times a garment has been washed

This shirt turned yellow after only three washes.

Shuǐ
Shui proper name
surname Shui

Mr. Shui is our neighbor.

Cross-References

Has old variant

Frequency

Character
Written text
202nd most common 1028.1 per million
Movie subtitles
334th most common 465.3 per million appears in 81% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
226.0 per million appears in 50% of films
Written text
433.0 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Strokes
4
Unicode
U+6C34

Sources