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shuǐ · water

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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
shuǐ

water

5

5 strokes

6 characters
zhī

juice, liquor, fluid

huì

to gather, to collect

fàn

to flood, to inundate, to overflow

hàn

Han

氿guǐ

spring

tīng

bank, sandbar

6

6 strokes

14 characters
tāng

soup, gravy, broth

hàn

perspiration, sweat

jiāng

large river

chà

a branching stream

chí

pool, pond

to draw water at a well

máng

Chinese character

nearby

you

shàn

bamboo

a stream which forks and then rejoins the main branch

filthy, dirty

night tide, evening ebb tide

xùn

high water, flood tides

7

7 strokes

40 characters
méi

not, none, gone

chén

to sink, to submerge

gōu

ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway

to infuse

biàn

a river in Henan

cāng

azure, cold, vast

chōng

wash, rinse, flush

dùn

chaotic, confused

fàn

to drift, to float

fén

a river in Shanxi province

fēng

a river in Shanxi province

the sound of running water

hàng

ferry

Shanghai

ditch, gutter

jué

to decide, to determine, to judge

to write

trickle, drip, dregs

lún

sunk, submerged

méi

not, none, gone

to sink

miǎn

flood

to bathe, to cleanse, to shampoo, to wash

ōu

to soak, to steep

pèi

abundant, copious, full

gasoline

qiān

marsh

qìn

to soak, to seep in, to percolate

shā

sand, gravel, pebbles

chén

to sink, to submerge

tài

to eliminate, to scour, to wash out

wāng

vast, extensive, deep

wéi

a river in Shanxi province

wèn

a river in Shandong province

to water, to irrigate

xiōng

turbulent, torrential, restless

yǎn

flowing, engulfing, brimming

a river in southeast Shandong

yuán

a river in western Hunan

xián

saliva, spittle

8

8 strokes

46 characters

law, rule, statute

yóu

oil, fat, grease, lard

zhì

to administer, to govern, to regulate

zhù

to concentrate, to focus

river, stream

pào

bubble, blister

mud, earth, clay

沿yán

to follow a course, to go along

qiǎn

shallow, superficial

zhān

to moisten, to soak, to wet

lèi

tears

to pour, to splash, to sprinkle, to water

xiè

drip, leak, vent

xiè

to leak

waves, ripples, breakers

fèi

to boil, to bubble up, to gush

gān

water from washing rice

to buy and sell

hóng

a clear deep pool of water

jīng

a river in Gansu and Shaanxi

to stop, to prevent

kuàng

condition, situation

líng

nice and cool, mild and comfortable

lóng

raining

a river in Jiangxi province

luò

a river in Shandong province

mǎo

still water

to seep out, to secrete

mǐn

to destroy, to eliminate

bubbles, foam, froth, suds

nìng

mud, mire

pàn

Zhou dynasty school

píng

to roar

to anchor

to cry, to sob, to weep

qiú

to float, to swim, to wade

shù

a river in Shantung province

mucus

tuó

river, stream, waterway

tuó

to float

xuàn

to weep, to cry

yāng

great, expansive

to overflow

yǒng

to swim, to dive

marsh, swamp

zhǎo

lake, pond, swamp

9

9 strokes

45 characters
huó

to exist, to live, to survive

pài

clique, faction, group, sect

to bathe, to rinse, to wash

dòng

cave, grotto, hole, ravine

to survey, to measure

nóng

concentrated, dense, strong, thick

yáng

sea, ocean

to pour, to spill

jiāo

to spray, to sprinkle, to water

chǎn

a river in Shaanxi province

ěr

a lake in Yunnan province

hóng

deluge, flood

shore, river bank

huán

a river in Henan province

huí

backwater

huì

ditch, trench, irrigation canal

hún

blended, mixed

when, until

to aid, to help, to relieve

jiā

to saturate, to drench

jiàng

flood

jié

clean, pure

jīn

saliva, sweat

liè

clear, pure

liú

bright

luò

a river in the Shanxi province

a river in Hunan province

qià

to mix, to blend, to harmonize

sdamp, boggy, marshy

shī

a river in Henan province

táo

to cleanse

pit, hollow, depression

wěi

a river in Henan province

xián

saliva

xiáo

a river in Hebei province

xiè

to leak, to drip

xiōng

turbulent, torrential, restless

moat, ditch

xún

true, real

xún

steep river bank

yīn

to soak

zhēn

a river in Guangdong province

zhōu

continent

zhū

a river in Shandong province

zhuó

dirty, filthy, muddy, turbid

10

10 strokes

41 characters
hǎi

sea, ocean

liú

to flow, to drift, to circulate

to smear, to scribble, to daub

zhǎng

flood tide

làng

breaker, wave

to drift, to float

xiāo

news, rumors

rùn

fresh, moist

yǒng

to surge up, to bubble up, to gush forth

lào

to inundate, to flood

bāng

creek, stream

cén

to overflow

to wash, to sweep

hào

great, grand, vast

huàn

to wash, to rinse

huàn

scattered

jiā

to saturate, to drench

jiàn

brook, mountain stream

jìn

to dip, to immerse, to soak

jīng

a river in Gansu and Shaanxi

juān

brook, stream

jùn

to dredge

lái

ripple

creek

lián

flowing water

měi

to request, to ask a favor

niè

to blacken

beach, shore, river bank

astringent, harsh, rough, uneven

shè

sconcerned, involved

a river in Shansi province

suī

drizzle, light rain

tāo

large waves

tears

wéi

still water

eddy, swirl, whirlpool

a river in Shandong province

a river in Hubei province

to bathe, to shower, to wash

zhè

the Zhejiang province

zhuó

to soak, to steep in water

11

11 strokes

56 characters
shēn

deep, profound

qīng

clean, pure

hùn

muddy, confused

dàn

watery, dilute

tiān

to add, to append, to increase, to replenish

lín

to drench, to drip, to soak

táo

to dredge, to sieve

yān

to drown, to immerse, to steep

shèn

to seep, to permeate, to infiltrate

shuàn

to rinse

tǎng

to trickle down, to flow, to drip

bàn

mud, mire

chún

simple, honest, genuine

cóng

the sound of water gurgling

cuì

to soak, to dye

diàn

marsh, swamp

ditch, sluice, gutter, drain

féi

an affluent of the Poyang Lake

a river in Sichuan province

gàn

a river in Jiangxi province

guàn

to boil

hán

to wet, to soak

tired, exhausted

huái

a river in Anhui province

jiàn

gradually

jìng

clean, pure, unspoiled

lái

ripple

lèi

tears

liáng

cool, cold

líng

to cross, to traverse, to pass through

to strain

to strain

lún

sunk, submerged

miǎn

the name of a river in Shandong

nào

mud, slush

luxuriant

bitter, cold, dreary, miserable

a river in Henan province

qiǎn

shallow, superficial

ditch, gutter

shěn

water, liquid, juice

shū

good, pure, virtuous

sōng

a river in Jiangsu province

water used wash rice

xiáo

confused, mixed up, in disarray

border, horizon

fluid, liquid

yín

obscene, licentious, lewd, kinky

mud, sediment

fisherman

a river in Henan province

yuān

abyss, depth

zhǔ

islet, sandbar

涿zhuō

to trickle, to dribble, to drip

a river in Shandong province

to soak, to steep

12

12 strokes

49 characters
yóu

to wander, to travel, to tour, to roam

lake

湿shī

wet, moist, humid, damp

huá

to slip, to slide

gǎng

port, harbor, bay

zhā

dregs, sediment

to cross, to ferry over, to pass through

thirsty, parched

jiàn

to sprinkle, to spray, to splash, to spill

swelling

to survey, to measure

zhēn

a river in Guangdong province

chú

a district in Anhui province

còu

to piece together, to assemble

gài

to water, to irrigate, to flood

huàn

scattered

huáng

river in Qinghai province

hún

blended, mixed

jiān

to wash, to cleanse

jiǎn

to decrease, to subtract, to diminish

jiǎo

marsh, swamp, small pond

kuì

a flooding river

méi

bank, coast, shore

miǎn

drunk, flushed

miǎo

vast, boundless

mǐn

confused, mixed

niè

mud, slime

pài

turbulent, surging

pén

an affluent of the Yangtze river

sōu

to urinate

tāng

soup, gravy, broth

tián

flowing smoothly

tuān

current, rapids

wān

bay, cove, gulf, inlet

wèi

a river in Shanxi province

wēn

warm, lukewarm

eddy, swirl, whirlpool

to enrich, to dye

xiāng

Hunan province

xiè

to scatter, to disperse

a river in Hunan

xuàn

to render

yān

to block up

yǒng

to gush, to well up, to bubble up

to change

yuān

abyss, depth

zhàn

calm, clear, deep

zhì

to block, to obstruct

to grow, to nourish

13

13 strokes

44 characters
mǎn

to fill

gǔn

to boil, to roll, to turn

liū

to slip, to slide, to glide

brook, creek, stream

full

to drain

bīn

beach, coast, river bank

cāng

azure, cold, vast

diān

Yunnan province

a river in Hebei province

gōu

ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway

hùn

privy, latrine

sudden, abrupt, unexpected

làn

to flood, to overflow

dripping water

a river in Anhui and Jiangsu provinces

lián

flowing water

to filter, to strain

luán

a county and river in Hebei province

mǎng

vast, expansive

miè

to extinguish

míng

drizzling rain

desert

to spoil, to pamper, to indulge

pāng

torrential

big, great, vast

qín

a river in Henan province

róng

to melt, to dissolve

moist

shè

a river in Hubei province

to paddle upstream, to go against the current

wet

tān

rapids

táng

pool, pond

tāo

torrential, rushing, overflowing

wēi

to drizzle

wēn

warm, lukewarm

saline pond

xiù

bromine

yàn

billowing, overflowing

yíng

clear, pure

yuán

spring

zhǔn

standard, accurate

sediment, lees, dregs

14

14 strokes

41 characters
yǎn

to perform, to act, to put on a play

to drip

lòu

to leak, to drip

varnish, lacquer

màn

inundating

piào

to drift, to float

cáo

canal, watercourse

chǎn

a river in Shaanxi province

cuǐ

to appear deep

to wash, to sweep

gǎn

to wash

gǔn

to boil, to roll, to turn

hàn

Chinese people

the bank of a stream

shore, river bank

Shanghai

huàn

indecipherable

huáng

pond, lake

jiàn

gradually

lǎn

to marinate in salt

liàn

ripples, waves

sauce, gravy, broth

to filter, to strain

luò

a river in northern Shandong

滿mǎn

to fill

ōu

to soak, to steep

shèn

to seep, to permeate, to infiltrate

shù

to gargle, to rinse

wéi

a river in Shandong province

xiāo

the sound of beating wind and rain

a river in Hunan

xuán

eddy, whirlpool

yàng

to ripple, to undulate

ripples

yíng

eddy

fisherman

zhāng

a river in Henan province

zhǎng

flood tide

zhì

to block, to obstruct

zhū

pond, pool

to soak, to steep

15

15 strokes

27 characters
cháo

tide, current

ào

bay, cove, dock, inlet

chán

the sound of flowing water

chè

limpid, clear

chéng

clear, limpid, pure

jiàn

brook, mountain stream

jiāo

to spray, to sprinkle, to water

jié

clean, pure

kuì

a flooding river

lán

overflowing

lào

to inundate, to flood

lǎo

to flood

pān

a river that flows into the Han

pēng

to splatter

to pour, to splash, to sprinkle, to water

to boil over

qián

to hide

qián

to hide

rùn

fresh, moist

shān

tearful

shào

to sprinkle

shù

timely and life-giving rain

to vanish, to disappear

tán

deep pool, lake

tóng

high, lofty

salt marsh, scrubland

xún

steep river bank

16

16 strokes

17 characters
bīn

to approach

chán

still water

dàn

calm, quiet, tranquil

diàn

marsh, swamp

huì

vast, expansive, deep

to arouse, to incite

lài

current, rapids

a river in northern Hunan

lián

a waterfall

a river in northern China

miǎn

the name of a river in Shandong

nóng

concentrated, dense, strong, thick

suī

the name of a river

xiè

gulf

zǎo

to wash, to bathe

marsh, swamp

zhuó

dirty, filthy, muddy, turbid

17

17 strokes

14 characters

a county in Yunnan province

bīn

beach, coast, river bank

háo

ditch, trench, moat

to aid, to help, to relieve

làn

to flood, to overflow

méng

drizzling, misty, raining

nìng

mud, mire

a county in Henan province

to moisten, to immerse

astringent, harsh, rough, uneven

shī

wet, moist, humid, damp

tāo

large waves

wéi

a river in Shandong province

zhuó

to cleanse, to rinse, to wash out

18

18 strokes

7 characters

ditch, sluice, gutter, drain

jiàn

to sprinkle, to spray, to splash, to spill

liú

bright

to filter, to strain

waterfall, cascade

chén

to sink, to submerge

xiè

to leak

19

19 strokes

8 characters
bīn

to approach

hàn

wide, vast, extensive

lài

current, rapids

trickle, drip, dregs

lóng

raining

a river in Jiangxi province

xiè

vapor, sea mist

yíng

ocean, sea

20

20 strokes

6 characters
guàn

to water, to irrigate

fèn

the name of a river

lán

overflowing

to overflow, to flood

xiāo

the sound of beating wind and rain

yuè

to boil, to soak

21

21 strokes

1 character
hào

vast, large, grand, expansive

22

22 strokes

2 characters

to pour, to spill

tān

rapids

24

24 strokes

1 character

a river in Shanxi province

25

25 strokes

1 character
wān

bay, cove, gulf, inlet

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