Spot 水
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
水 component
shuǐ · water
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 水
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue水Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 水 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
冰=
冫
尿=
尸
泉=
白
氹=
乙
永=
氶=
汆=
入
凼=
凵
氽=
人
汞=
工
沓=
+日
泵=
石
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 水 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
冰bīng
ice
HSK 3.0 · L3冰激凌bīngjīlíngice cream
HSK 3.0 · L3冰箱bīngxiāngrefrigerator
HSK 3.0 · L3矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐmineral water
HSK 3.0 · L3永远yǒngyuǎnforever
HSK 3.0 · L4暴雨bàoyǔtorrential rain
HSK 3.0 · L5豆浆dòujiāngsoy milk
HSK 3.0 · L5利益lìyìbenefit
HSK 3.0 · L5有益yǒuyìuseful
HSK 3.0 · L5暴力bàolìviolence
HSK 3.0 · L6暴露bàolùto expose
HSK 3.0 · L6公益gōngyìpublic good
HSK 3.0 · L6