水
水 (shuǐ) means “water”. It is made of 亅 and has 4 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word.
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)
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
Also built with 亅
Quick facts
| Pinyin | shuǐ |
|---|---|
| Meaning | water |
| Strokes | 4 |
| Radical | 水 (water, #85) |
| Pattern | Overlapping |
| HSK | HSK 3.0 · Level 1 · HSK 2.0 · Level 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 3.0 · Level 1 and HSK 2.0 · Level 1.
Learn 水 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 · Group 4: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.