水
水 (shuǐ) means “water”. It is made of 亅 and has 4 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 水 into its parts
What 水 is made of
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: A river running between two banks; compare 川 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
水 stroke order
Example sentences
我想喝水。Wǒ xiǎng hē shuǐ.I want to drink some water.
这个水能喝吗？Zhège shuǐ néng hē ma?Can you drink this water?
Words with 水
- 水果shuǐguǒfruit
- 水平shuǐpínglevel
- 药水yàoshuǐliquid medicine
- 凉水liángshuǐcold water
- 纯净水chúnjìngshuǐpurified water
- 海水hǎishuǐseawater
- 开水kāishuǐboiled water
- 矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐmineral water
- 泪水lèishuǐtears
- 汽水qìshuǐsoda
- 胶水jiāoshuǐglue
- 淡水dànshuǐfresh water
- 洪水hóngshuǐflood
- 墨水儿mòshuǐrink
- 潜水qiánshuǐto dive
- 水利shuǐlìwater conservancy
- 水龙头shuǐlóngtóutap
- 水泥shuǐnícement
- 薪水xīnshuǐsalary
Also built with 亅
Quick facts
| Pinyin | shuǐ |
|---|---|
| Meaning | water |
| Strokes | 4 |
| Radical | 水 (water, #85) |
| Pattern | Overlapping |
| HSK | HSK 1 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) · Old HSK 1 |
Questions about 水
What does 水 mean?
水 (shuǐ) means “water”.
How many strokes does 水 have?
水 has 4 strokes.
What is the radical of 水?
The radical of 水 is 水 (shuǐ, “water”), Kangxi radical number 85.
What parts make up 水?
水 is made of 亅 (hook).
Which HSK level is 水?
水 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Learn 水 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 4: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.