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氵shuǐwater3 strokes 水shuǐwater4 strokes 滴dīto drip; a drop of water14 strokes 汤tāngsoup, gravy, broth; hot water6 strokes 灌guànto water, to irrigate; to pour; to flood20 strokes 捞lāoto dredge up; to fish for; to scoop out of the water10 strokes 煎jiānto fry in fat or oil; to boil in water13 strokes 浇jiāoto spray, to sprinkle, to water9 strokes 泼pōto pour, to splash, to sprinkle, to water8 strokes 汆cuānto parboil; to boil; a kettle of hot water6 strokes 汲jíto draw water at a well; to imbibe6 strokes 芍sháopeony; water chestnuts6 strokes 汛xùnhigh water, flood tides6 strokes 汩gǔthe sound of running water; to gurgle; confused, disorderly7 strokes 芰jìwater caltrop7 strokes 巠jīngunderground river; flowing water7 strokes 芮ruìtiny, small; the water's edge7 strokes 沃wòto water, to irrigate; fertile, rich7 strokes 泔gānwater from washing rice; thick gruel8 strokes 泓hónga clear deep pool of water8 strokes 茏lóngtall grass; water-weeds8 strokes 茆máowater mallow8 strokes 泖mǎostill water; a river in Jiangsu province8 strokes 荠jìwater chestnut; water caltrop9 strokes 荇xìnga water plant, Nymphoides peltalum9 strokes 荸bíwater chestnut10 strokes 莼chúnan edible water plant; Brasenia10 strokes 蚨fúa kind of water beetle; cash, dollars, money10 strokes 荷hélotus, water lily; burden, responsibility; Holland10 strokes 笕jiǎnbamboo water pipe10 strokes 涟liánflowing water; ripples; weeping10 strokes 莲liánlotus, water lily; paradise10 strokes 涠wéistill water10 strokes 浞zhuóto soak, to steep in water10 strokes 淙cóngthe sound of water gurgling11 strokes 淦gàna river in Jiangxi province; water leaking into a boat11 strokes 菱língwater chestnut, water caltrop11 strokes 淠pìluxuriant; water lily11 strokes 渖shěnwater, liquid, juice; to pour11 strokes 淅xīwater used wash rice11 strokes 羕yàngriver, flowing water11 strokes 溉gàito water, to irrigate, to flood; to wash12 strokes 淼miǎoinfinity; flooding; a wide expanse of water12 strokes 湯tāngsoup, gravy, broth; hot water12 strokes 湉tiánflowing smoothly; calm water12 strokes 漓lídripping water; a river in Guangxi province13 strokes 漣liánflowing water; ripples; weeping13 strokes 蒓chúnan edible water plant; Brasenia14 strokes 蓮liánlotus, water lily; paradise14 strokes 粼línclear, limpid (as of water)14 strokes 漪yīripples; swirling water14 strokes 潺chánthe sound of flowing water15 strokes 蓴chúnan edible water plant; Brasenia15 strokes 澆jiāoto spray, to sprinkle, to water15 strokes 撈lāoto dredge up; to fish for; to scoop out of the water15 strokes 霈pèitorrential rains; the flow of water15 strokes 潑pōto pour, to splash, to sprinkle, to water15 strokes 澶chánstill water; tranquil, placid16 strokes 蕹wèngan edible water plant; Ipomoea aquatica16 strokes 薺jìwater chestnut; water caltrop18 strokes

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