Radical family

氵 radical character index

shuǐ · water

Dictionary view

467 indexed characters

Characters are grouped by total stroke count so you can narrow the family the same way a traditional radical index works.

3

3 strokes

1 character
氵shuǐ

water

5

5 strokes

6 characters
汁zhī

juice, liquor, fluid

汇huì

to gather, to collect

氾fàn

to flood, to inundate, to overflow

汉hàn

Han

氿guǐ

spring

汀tīng

bank, sandbar

6

6 strokes

14 characters
汤tāng

soup, gravy, broth

汗hàn

perspiration, sweat

江jiāng

large river

汊chà

a branching stream

池chí

pool, pond

汲jí

to draw water at a well

汒máng

汔qì

nearby

汝rǔ

you

汕shàn

bamboo

汜sì

a stream which forks and then rejoins the main branch

污wū

filthy, dirty

汐xī

night tide, evening ebb tide

汛xùn

high water, flood tides

7

7 strokes

40 characters
没méi

not, none, gone

沉chén

to sink, to submerge

沟gōu

ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway

沏qī

to infuse

汴biàn

a river in Henan

沧cāng

azure, cold, vast

沖chōng

wash, rinse, flush

沌dùn

chaotic, confused

泛fàn

to drift, to float

汾fén

a river in Shanxi province

沣fēng

a river in Shanxi province

汩gǔ

the sound of running water

沆hàng

ferry

沪hù

Shanghai

洰jù

ditch, gutter

決jué

to decide, to determine, to judge

泐lè

to write

沥lì

trickle, drip, dregs

沦lún

sunk, submerged

沒méi

not, none, gone

汨mì

to sink

沔miǎn

flood

沐mù

to bathe, to cleanse, to shampoo, to wash

沤ōu

to soak, to steep

沛pèi

abundant, copious, full

汽qì

gasoline

汧qiān

marsh

沁qìn

to soak, to seep in, to percolate

沙shā

sand, gravel, pebbles

沈chén

to sink, to submerge

汰tài

to eliminate, to scour, to wash out

汪wāng

vast, extensive, deep

沩wéi

a river in Shanxi province

汶wèn

a river in Shandong province

沃wò

to water, to irrigate

汹xiōng

turbulent, torrential, restless

沇yǎn

flowing, engulfing, brimming

沂yí

a river in southeast Shandong

沅yuán

a river in western Hunan

㳄xián

saliva, spittle

8

8 strokes

46 characters
法fǎ

law, rule, statute

油yóu

oil, fat, grease, lard

治zhì

to administer, to govern, to regulate

注zhù

to concentrate, to focus

河hé

river, stream

泡pào

bubble, blister

泥ní

mud, earth, clay

沿yán

to follow a course, to go along

浅qiǎn

shallow, superficial

沾zhān

to moisten, to soak, to wet

泪lèi

tears

泼pō

to pour, to splash, to sprinkle, to water

泄xiè

drip, leak, vent

泻xiè

to leak

波bō

waves, ripples, breakers

沸fèi

to boil, to bubble up, to gush

泔gān

water from washing rice

沽gū

to buy and sell

泓hóng

a clear deep pool of water

泾jīng

a river in Gansu and Shaanxi

沮jǔ

to stop, to prevent

況kuàng

condition, situation

泠líng

nice and cool, mild and comfortable

泷lóng

raining

泸lú

a river in Jiangxi province

泺luò

a river in Shandong province

泖mǎo

still water

泌mì

to seep out, to secrete

泯mǐn

to destroy, to eliminate

沫mò

bubbles, foam, froth, suds

泞nìng

mud, mire

泮pàn

Zhou dynasty school

泙píng

to roar

泊pō

to anchor

泣qì

to cry, to sob, to weep

泅qiú

to float, to swim, to wade

沭shù

a river in Shantung province

泗sì

mucus

沱tuó

river, stream, waterway

沲tuó

to float

泫xuàn

to weep, to cry

泱yāng

great, expansive

泆yì

to overflow

泳yǒng

to swim, to dive

泽zé

marsh, swamp

沼zhǎo

lake, pond, swamp

9

9 strokes

45 characters
活huó

to exist, to live, to survive

派pài

clique, faction, group, sect

洗xǐ

to bathe, to rinse, to wash

洞dòng

cave, grotto, hole, ravine

测cè

to survey, to measure

浓nóng

concentrated, dense, strong, thick

洋yáng

sea, ocean

洒sǎ

to pour, to spill

浇jiāo

to spray, to sprinkle, to water

浐chǎn

a river in Shaanxi province

洱ěr

a lake in Yunnan province

洪hóng

deluge, flood

浒hǔ

shore, river bank

洹huán

a river in Henan province

洄huí

backwater

浍huì

ditch, trench, irrigation canal

浑hún

blended, mixed

洎jì

when, until

济jì

to aid, to help, to relieve

浃jiā

to saturate, to drench

洚jiàng

flood

洁jié

clean, pure

津jīn

saliva, sweat

洌liè

clear, pure

浏liú

bright

洛luò

a river in the Shanxi province

洣mǐ

a river in Hunan province

洽qià

to mix, to blend, to harmonize

洳rù

sdamp, boggy, marshy

浉shī

a river in Henan province

洮táo

to cleanse

洼wā

pit, hollow, depression

洧wěi

a river in Henan province

涎xián

saliva

洨xiáo

a river in Hebei province

洩xiè

to leak, to drip

洶xiōng

turbulent, torrential, restless

洫xù

moat, ditch

洵xún

true, real

浔xún

steep river bank

洇yīn

to soak

浈zhēn

a river in Guangdong province

洲zhōu

continent

洙zhū

a river in Shandong province

浊zhuó

dirty, filthy, muddy, turbid

10

10 strokes

41 characters
海hǎi

sea, ocean

流liú

to flow, to drift, to circulate

涂tú

to smear, to scribble, to daub

涨zhǎng

flood tide

浪làng

breaker, wave

浮fú

to drift, to float

消xiāo

news, rumors

润rùn

fresh, moist

涌yǒng

to surge up, to bubble up, to gush forth

涝lào

to inundate, to flood

浜bāng

creek, stream

涔cén

to overflow

涤dí

to wash, to sweep

浩hào

great, grand, vast

浣huàn

to wash, to rinse

涣huàn

scattered

浹jiā

to saturate, to drench

涧jiàn

brook, mountain stream

浸jìn

to dip, to immerse, to soak

涇jīng

a river in Gansu and Shaanxi

涓juān

brook, stream

浚jùn

to dredge

涞lái

ripple

涖lì

creek

涟lián

flowing water

浼měi

to request, to ask a favor

涅niè

to blacken

浦pǔ

beach, shore, river bank

涩sè

astringent, harsh, rough, uneven

涉shè

sconcerned, involved

涑sù

a river in Shansi province

浽suī

drizzle, light rain

涛tāo

large waves

涕tì

tears

涠wéi

still water

涡wō

eddy, swirl, whirlpool

浯wú

a river in Shandong province

浠xī

a river in Hubei province

浴yù

to bathe, to shower, to wash

浙zhè

the Zhejiang province

浞zhuó

to soak, to steep in water

11

11 strokes

56 characters
深shēn

deep, profound

清qīng

clean, pure

混hùn

muddy, confused

淡dàn

watery, dilute

添tiān

to add, to append, to increase, to replenish

淋lín

to drench, to drip, to soak

淘táo

to dredge, to sieve

淹yān

to drown, to immerse, to steep

渗shèn

to seep, to permeate, to infiltrate

涮shuàn

to rinse

淌tǎng

to trickle down, to flow, to drip

湴bàn

mud, mire

淳chún

simple, honest, genuine

淙cóng

the sound of water gurgling

淬cuì

to soak, to dye

淀diàn

marsh, swamp

渎dú

ditch, sluice, gutter, drain

淝féi

an affluent of the Poyang Lake

涪fú

a river in Sichuan province

淦gàn

a river in Jiangxi province

涫guàn

to boil

涵hán

to wet, to soak

涸hé

tired, exhausted

淮huái

a river in Anhui province

渐jiàn

gradually

淨jìng

clean, pure, unspoiled

淶lái

ripple

淚lèi

tears

涼liáng

cool, cold

淩líng

to cross, to traverse, to pass through

淥lù

to strain

渌lù

to strain

淪lún

sunk, submerged

渑miǎn

the name of a river in Shandong

淖nào

mud, slush

淠pì

luxuriant

淒qī

bitter, cold, dreary, miserable

淇qí

a river in Henan province

淺qiǎn

shallow, superficial

渠qú

ditch, gutter

渖shěn

water, liquid, juice

淑shū

good, pure, virtuous

淞sōng

a river in Jiangsu province

淅xī

water used wash rice

淆xiáo

confused, mixed up, in disarray

涯yá

border, horizon

液yè

fluid, liquid

淫yín

obscene, licentious, lewd, kinky

淤yū

mud, sediment

渔yú

fisherman

淯yù

a river in Henan province

渊yuān

abyss, depth

渚zhǔ

islet, sandbar

涿zhuō

to trickle, to dribble, to drip

淄zī

a river in Shandong province

渍zì

to soak, to steep

12

12 strokes

49 characters
游yóu

to wander, to travel, to tour, to roam

湖hú

lake

湿shī

wet, moist, humid, damp

滑huá

to slip, to slide

港gǎng

port, harbor, bay

渣zhā

dregs, sediment

渡dù

to cross, to ferry over, to pass through

渴kě

thirsty, parched

溅jiàn

to sprinkle, to spray, to splash, to spill

渤bó

swelling

測cè

to survey, to measure

湞zhēn

a river in Guangdong province

滁chú

a district in Anhui province

湊còu

to piece together, to assemble

溉gài

to water, to irrigate, to flood

渙huàn

scattered

湟huáng

river in Qinghai province

渾hún

blended, mixed

湔jiān

to wash, to cleanse

減jiǎn

to decrease, to subtract, to diminish

湫jiǎo

marsh, swamp, small pond

溃kuì

a flooding river

湄méi

bank, coast, shore

湎miǎn

drunk, flushed

渺miǎo

vast, boundless

湣mǐn

confused, mixed

湼niè

mud, slime

湃pài

turbulent, surging

湓pén

an affluent of the Yangtze river

溲sōu

to urinate

湯tāng

soup, gravy, broth

湉tián

flowing smoothly

湍tuān

current, rapids

湾wān

bay, cove, gulf, inlet

渭wèi

a river in Shanxi province

温wēn

warm, lukewarm

渦wō

eddy, swirl, whirlpool

渥wò

to enrich, to dye

湘xiāng

Hunan province

渫xiè

to scatter, to disperse

溆xù

a river in Hunan

渲xuàn

to render

湮yān

to block up

湧yǒng

to gush, to well up, to bubble up

渝yú

to change

淵yuān

abyss, depth

湛zhàn

calm, clear, deep

滞zhì

to block, to obstruct

滋zī

to grow, to nourish

13

13 strokes

44 characters
满mǎn

to fill

滚gǔn

to boil, to roll, to turn

溜liū

to slip, to slide, to glide

溪xī

brook, creek, stream

溢yì

full

滗bì

to drain

滨bīn

beach, coast, river bank

滄cāng

azure, cold, vast

滇diān

Yunnan province

滏fǔ

a river in Hebei province

溝gōu

ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway

溷hùn

privy, latrine

溘kè

sudden, abrupt, unexpected

滥làn

to flood, to overflow

漓lí

dripping water

溧lì

a river in Anhui and Jiangsu provinces

漣lián

flowing water

滤lǜ

to filter, to strain

滦luán

a county and river in Hebei province

漭mǎng

vast, expansive

滅miè

to extinguish

溟míng

drizzling rain

漠mò

desert

溺nì

to spoil, to pamper, to indulge

滂pāng

torrential

溥pǔ

big, great, vast

溱qín

a river in Henan province

溶róng

to melt, to dissolve

溽rù

moist

滠shè

a river in Hubei province

溯sù

to paddle upstream, to go against the current

溻tā

wet

滩tān

rapids

溏táng

pool, pond

滔tāo

torrential, rushing, overflowing

溦wēi

to drizzle

溫wēn

warm, lukewarm

滊xì

saline pond

溴xiù

bromine

滟yàn

billowing, overflowing

滢yíng

clear, pure

源yuán

spring

準zhǔn

standard, accurate

滓zǐ

sediment, lees, dregs

14

14 strokes

41 characters
演yǎn

to perform, to act, to put on a play

滴dī

to drip

漏lòu

to leak, to drip

漆qī

varnish, lacquer

漫màn

inundating

漂piào

to drift, to float

漕cáo

canal, watercourse

滻chǎn

a river in Shaanxi province

漼cuǐ

to appear deep

滌dí

to wash, to sweep

澉gǎn

to wash

滾gǔn

to boil, to roll, to turn

漢hàn

Chinese people

滹hū

the bank of a stream

滸hǔ

shore, river bank

滬hù

Shanghai

漶huàn

indecipherable

潢huáng

pond, lake

漸jiàn

gradually

漤lǎn

to marinate in salt

潋liàn

ripples, waves

滷lǔ

sauce, gravy, broth

漉lù

to filter, to strain

漯luò

a river in northern Shandong

滿mǎn

to fill

漚ōu

to soak, to steep

滲shèn

to seep, to permeate, to infiltrate

漱shù

to gargle, to rinse

潍wéi

a river in Shandong province

潇xiāo

the sound of beating wind and rain

漵xù

a river in Hunan

漩xuán

eddy, whirlpool

漾yàng

to ripple, to undulate

漪yī

ripples

潆yíng

eddy

漁yú

fisherman

漳zhāng

a river in Henan province

漲zhǎng

flood tide

滯zhì

to block, to obstruct

潴zhū

pond, pool

漬zì

to soak, to steep

15

15 strokes

27 characters
潮cháo

tide, current

澳ào

bay, cove, dock, inlet

潺chán

the sound of flowing water

澈chè

limpid, clear

澄chéng

clear, limpid, pure

澗jiàn

brook, mountain stream

澆jiāo

to spray, to sprinkle, to water

潔jié

clean, pure

潰kuì

a flooding river

澜lán

overflowing

澇lào

to inundate, to flood

潦lǎo

to flood

潘pān

a river that flows into the Han

澎pēng

to splatter

潑pō

to pour, to splash, to sprinkle, to water

潽pū

to boil over

潛qián

to hide

潜qián

to hide

潤rùn

fresh, moist

潸shān

tearful

潲shào

to sprinkle

澍shù

timely and life-giving rain

澌sī

to vanish, to disappear

潭tán

deep pool, lake

潼tóng

high, lofty

潟xì

salt marsh, scrubland

潯xún

steep river bank

16

16 strokes

17 characters
濒bīn

to approach

澶chán

still water

澹dàn

calm, quiet, tranquil

澱diàn

marsh, swamp

濊huì

vast, expansive, deep

激jī

to arouse, to incite

濑lài

current, rapids

澧lǐ

a river in northern Hunan

濂lián

a waterfall

潞lù

a river in northern China

澠miǎn

the name of a river in Shandong

濃nóng

concentrated, dense, strong, thick

濉suī

the name of a river

澥xiè

gulf

澡zǎo

to wash, to bathe

澤zé

marsh, swamp

濁zhuó

dirty, filthy, muddy, turbid

17

17 strokes

14 characters
濞bì

a county in Yunnan province

濱bīn

beach, coast, river bank

濠háo

ditch, trench, moat

濟jì

to aid, to help, to relieve

濫làn

to flood, to overflow

濛méng

drizzling, misty, raining

濘nìng

mud, mire

濮pú

a county in Henan province

濡rú

to moisten, to immerse

澀sè

astringent, harsh, rough, uneven

濕shī

wet, moist, humid, damp

濤tāo

large waves

濰wéi

a river in Shandong province

濯zhuó

to cleanse, to rinse, to wash out

18

18 strokes

7 characters
瀆dú

ditch, sluice, gutter, drain

濺jiàn

to sprinkle, to spray, to splash, to spill

瀏liú

bright

濾lǜ

to filter, to strain

瀑pù

waterfall, cascade

瀋chén

to sink, to submerge

瀉xiè

to leak

19

19 strokes

8 characters
瀕bīn

to approach

瀚hàn

wide, vast, extensive

瀨lài

current, rapids

瀝lì

trickle, drip, dregs

瀧lóng

raining

瀘lú

a river in Jiangxi province

瀣xiè

vapor, sea mist

瀛yíng

ocean, sea

20

20 strokes

6 characters
灌guàn

to water, to irrigate

瀵fèn

the name of a river

瀾lán

overflowing

瀰mǐ

to overflow, to flood

瀟xiāo

the sound of beating wind and rain

瀹yuè

to boil, to soak

21

21 strokes

1 character
灏hào

vast, large, grand, expansive

22

22 strokes

2 characters
灑sǎ

to pour, to spill

灘tān

rapids

24

24 strokes

1 character
灞bà

a river in Shanxi province

25

25 strokes

1 character
灣wān

bay, cove, gulf, inlet

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