shuishuǐ

water

is a component form of .

Evolution

氵 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
氵 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
氵 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
氵 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
氵 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shui

water; radical number 85

 

shuǐ

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in , , etc; see also 三點水|三点水[sān​diǎn​shuǐ]

Component uses

Meaning component in 466 characters (112 verified)

滿 湿 沿 涿 氿

Iconic component in 3 characters (3 verified)

Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

3

Unicode

U+6C35

Shuowen

“水,準也。北方之行。象眾水並流,中有微陽之气也。”


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