洪水
Old HSK 6
洪水 (hóngshuǐ) · flood
洪水 (hóngshuǐ) means “flood; floodwater”. It is written with 2 characters: 洪 (deluge) + 水 (water). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 洪水 is built
The characters
洪 hóng · deluge
What 洪 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 共gòng — all
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
水 shuǐ · water
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)
Example sentences
洪水冲坏了很多房子。Hóngshuǐ chōnghuài le hěnduō fángzi.The flood damaged many houses.
人们在河边修堤防止洪水。Rénmen zài hébiān xiū dī fángzhǐ hóngshuǐ.People build dikes by the river to prevent floods.
Questions about 洪水
What does 洪水 mean?
洪水 (hóngshuǐ) means “flood; floodwater”.
How do you pronounce 洪水?
洪水 is pronounced hóngshuǐ.
Which HSK level is 洪水?
洪水 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
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- 水平shuǐpínglevel
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- 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
Learn 洪水 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 78: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.