noun, verb, directional, adjective, punctuation, adverb, preposition · water; liquid substance

他想喝一瓶矿泉水。

idiom, expression, place name, noun · a river, typically used after a geographical name

汉水是长江最长的支流。

noun · one of the 五行 wǔ​xíng in Chinese philosophy, representing cold and the north

五行学说认为水克火。

noun · lacking in substance; of poor quality; superficial

这篇报告写得很水，全是废话。

noun · additional cost, extra income, or financial markup

去那个摊位兑换外币要收两分水。

verb · to swim or possess swimming ability

他虽然住在江边，却一点儿也不识水。

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

这件衬衫才洗了三水就变黄了。

proper name · surname Shui

水先生是我们的邻居。