Radical 85 or radical water (水部) meaning 'water' is a Kangxi radical; one of 35 of the 214 that are composed of 4 strokes. Its left-hand form, 氵, is closely related to Radical 15, 冫 bīng (also known as 两点水 liǎngdiǎnshuǐ), meaning "ice", from which it differs by the addition of just one stroke.
| 水 | ||
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| 水 (U+6C34) "water" | ||
| Pronunciations | ||
| Pinyin: | shuǐ | |
| Bopomofo: | ㄕㄨㄟˇ | |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh: | shoei | |
| Wade–Giles: | shui3 | |
| Cantonese Yale: | séui | |
| Jyutping: | seoi2 | |
| Pe̍h-ōe-jī: | súi | |
| Japanese Kana: | スイ sui (on'yomi) みず mizu (kun'yomi) | |
| Sino-Korean: | 수 su | |
| Names | ||
| Chinese name(s): | (氵) 三點水/三点水 sāndiǎnshuǐ | |
| Japanese name(s): | 水/みず mizu[1] (氵) 三水/さんずい sanzui (Bottom) 下水/したみず shitamizu | |
| Hangul: | 물 mul (氵) 삼수변/三水邊 samsubyeon | |
| Stroke order animation | ||
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In the Kangxi Dictionary, there are 1,595 characters (out of 40,000) to be found under this radical.
水 is also the 77th indexing component in the Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components predominantly adopted by Simplified Chinese dictionaries published in mainland China, with 氵 and 氺 being its associated indexing component.
In the Chinese wuxing ("Five Phases"), 水 represents the element Water. In Taoist cosmology, 水 (Water) is the nature component of the bagua diagram 坎 kǎn.
Evolution
Oracle bone script character
Bronze script character
Large seal script character
Small seal script character
Derived characters
| Strokes | Characters |
|---|---|
| +0 | 水 氵 氺 (= 水) |
| +1 | 氶 氷 (= 冰 -> 冫) 永 氹 |
| +2 | 氽 氻 氼 (= 溺) 氾 氿 汀 汁 求 汃 汄 (= 㳁) 汅 (= 沔) 汆 汇SC (= 匯 -> 匚) 汈 汉SC (= 漢) |
| +3 | 汊 汋 汌 汍 汎 汏 汐 汑 汒 (=茫 -> 艸) 汓 (=泅) 汔 汕 汖 (=流 / 池 / 𣎵 -> 木) 汗 汘 汙 (=污) 汚JP (=污) 汛 汜 汝 汞 江 池 污 汢 汣 汤SC (=湯) |
| +4 | 汥 汦 汧 汨 汩 汪 汫 汬 (=阱 -> 阜) 汭 汮 汯 汰 汱 汲 汳 汴 汵 汶 汷 汸 汹SC (=洶) 決 汻 汼 汽 汾 汿 沀 (=汿) 沁 沂 沃 沄 (also SC form of 澐) 沅 沆 沇 沈 (also SC form of 瀋) 沉 沊 沋 沌 沍 沎 沏 沐 沑 沒 沓 沔 沕 沖 沗 (=添) 沘 沙 沚 沛 沜 沝 沞 沟SC (=溝) 沠 没SC/JP (=沒) 沢JP (=澤) 沣SC (=灃) 沤SC (=漚) 沥SC (=瀝) 沦SC (=淪) 沧SC (=滄) 沨SC (=渢) 沩SC (=溈) 沪 (SC form of 滬 / JP form of 濾) |
| +5 | 沫 沬 沭 沮 沯 沰 沱 沲 河 沴 沵 (=濔/沴) 沶 沷 沸 油 沺 治 沼 沽 沾 沿 泀 況 泂 泃 泄SC (=洩) 泅 泆 泇 泈 泉 泊 泋 泌 泍 泎 泏 泐 泑 泒 泓 泔 法 泖 泗 泘 泙 泛 泜 泝 (=溯) 泞SC (=濘) 泟 (=浾) 泠 泡 波 泣 泤 (=汜) 泥 泦 泧 注 泩 泪SC (=淚) 泫 泬 泭 (=桴 -> 木) 泮 泯 泰 泱 泲 泳 泴 泶 (=澩) 泷SC (=瀧) 泸SC (=瀘) 泹 泺SC (=濼) 泻SC (=瀉) 泼SC (=潑) 泽SC (=澤) 泾SC (=涇) 浅SC (=淺) |
| +6 | 泚 泿 洀 洁SC (=潔) 洂 洃 洄 洅 洆 洇 洈 洉 洊 洋 洌 洎 洏 洐 洑 洒SC (=灑) 洓 洔 洕 洗 洘 洙 洚 洛 洜 (=洛) 洝 洞 洟 洠 (=涘) 洡 洢 洣 洤 津 洦 洧 洨 洩 洪 洫 洬 洭 洮 洯 洰 洱 洲 洳 洴 洵 洶 洷 洸 洹 洺 活 洼SC (=窪 -> 穴) 洽 派 洿 浀 流 浂 浃SC (=浹) 浄JP (=淨) 浅JP (=淺) 浆SC (=漿) 浇SC (=澆) 浈SC (=湞) 浉SC (=溮) 浊SC (=濁) 测SC (=測) 浌 浍SC (=澮) 济SC (=濟) 浏SC (=瀏) 浐SC (=滻) 浑SC (=渾) 浒SC (=滸) 浓SC (=濃) 浔SC (=潯) 浕SC (=濜) |
| +7 | 酒 洍 (=汜) 洖 浖 浗 浘 浙 浚 浛 浜 (also JP form of 濱) 浝 浞 浟 浠 浡 浢 浣 浤 浥 浦 浧 浨 浩 浪 浫 浬 浭 浮 浯 浰 浱 (=漘) 浲 浳 浴 浵 浶 海 浸 浹 浺 浻 浼 浽 浾 浿 涀 涁 (=滲) 涂 (also SC form of 塗 -> 土) 涃 涄 涅 涆 涇 消 涉 涊 涋 涌 (also SC form of 湧) 涍 涎 涏 涐 涑 涒 涓 涔 涕 涖 涗 涘 涚SC/HK (=涗) 涛SC/JP (=濤) 涜JP (=瀆) 涝SC (=澇) 涞SC (=淶) 涟SC (=漣) 涠SC (=潿) 涡SC (=渦) 涢SC (=溳) 涣SC (=渙) 涤SC (=滌) 涥 润SC (=潤) 涧SC (=澗) 涨SC (=漲) 涩SC (=澀) |
| +8 | 涙JP (=淚) 涪 涫 涬 涭 涮 涯 涰 (=啜 -> 口) 涱 液 涳 涴 涵 涶 涷 涸 涹 涺 涻 涼 涽 涾 涿 淀SC (=澱) 淁 淂 淃 淄 淅 淆 淇 淈 淉 淊 (=淹) 淋 淌 淍 淎 淏 淐 淑 淒 淓 淔 淕 淖 淗 (=泦) 淘 淙 淚 淛 (=浙) 淜 淝 淞 淟 淠 淡 淢 淣 淤 淥 淦 淧 (=㴵) 淨 淩 淪 淫 淬 淭 淮 淯 淰 深 淲 淳 淴 淵 淶 混 淸 (=清) 淹 淺 添 淼 (=渺) 淽 淾 (=飲 -> 食) 淿 (=泊) 渀 渁 (=淵) 渂 (=汶 / 岷 -> 山) 渄 清 渆 (=淵) 渇JP (=渴) 済JP (=濟) 渉JP (=涉) 渊SC (=淵) 渋JP (=澀) 渌SC (=淥) 渍SC (=漬) 渎SC (=瀆) 渏 (=漪) 渐SC (=漸) 渑SC (=澠) 渒 渓JP (=溪) 渔SC (=漁) 渕 (=淵) 渖SC nonstandard (=瀋) 渗SC (=滲) 渚 湴 |
| +9 | 渃 渘 渙 減 渜 渝 渞 渟 渠 渡 渢 渣 渤 渥 渦 渧 渨 温SC/HK/JP (=溫) 渪 (=濡) 渫 測 渭 渮 (=菏 -> 艸) 港 渰 渱 渲 渳 渴 渵 渶 渷 (=沇) 游 渹 渺 渻 渼 渽 渾 渿 湀 湁 湂 湃 湄 湅 湆 湇 (=湆) 湈 湉 湊 湋 湌 (=餐 -> 食) 湍 湎 湏 湐 (=洦) 湑 湒 湓 湔 湕 湖 湗 湘 湙 湚 湛 湜 湝 湞 湟 湠 湡 湢 湣 湤 湥 湦 湧 湨 湩 湪 湫 湬 (=湫) 湭 湮 湯 湰 湱 湲 湳 湵 湶 湷 湸 湹 (=瀍) 湺 (=涎) 湻 (=淳) 湼 (=涅) 湽 (=淄) 湾SC/湾SC (=灣) 湿SC/JP (=濕) 満JP (=滿) 溁SC (=濚) 溂 溃SC (=潰) 溄 (=漨) 溅SC (=濺) 溆 (=漵) 溇SC (=漊) 溈 溉 溊 (=波) 溋 (=盈 -> 皿) 溌JP (=潑) 滋 滞SC (=滯) |
| +10 | 滞JP (=滯) 溍 溎 溏 源 溑 溒 溓 溔 溕 (=濛) 準 溗 溘 溙 溚 溛 溜 溝 溞 溟 溠 溡 溢 溣 溤 溥 溦 溧 溨 (=渽) 溩 溪 溫 溬 (=㳾) 溭 溮 溯 溰 溱 溲 溳 溴 溵 溶 溷 溸 溹 溺 溻 溼 (=濕) 溽 溾 溿 滀 滁 滂 滃 滄 滅 滆 滇 滈 滉 滊 滍 滎 滏 滐 滑 滒 滓 滔 滕 滖 滗SC (=潷) 滘 滙 (=匯 -> 匚) 滛 (=淫) 滜 滝JP (=瀧) 滟SC (=灩) 滠SC (=灄) 满SC (=滿) 滢SC (=瀅) 滣 (=漘) 滤SC (=濾) 滥SC (=濫) 滦SC (=灤) 滧 滨SC (=濱) 滩SC (=灘) 滪SC (=澦) 漓 (also SC forom of 灕) |
| +11 | 滌 滚SC (=滾) 滫 滬 滭 滮 滯 滰 滱 滲 滳 滴 滵 滶 滷 滸 滹 滺 (=浟) 滻 滼 滽 滾 滿 漀 漁 漂 漃 漄 (=涯) 漅 漆 漇 漈 漉 漊 漌 漍 漎 漏 漐 漑 (=溉) 漒 演 漕 漖 漗 漘 漙 漚 漛 漜 漝 漞 漟 漠 漡 (=湯) 漢 漣 漤 漥 漦 漧 (=乾 -> 乙) 漨 漩 漪 漫 漬 漭 漮 漯 漰 漱 漲 漳 漴 漵 漶 漷 漸 漹 漺 漻 漼 漾 漿 潀 潁 潂 (=洪) 潃 (=滫) 潄 (=漱) 潅 (=灌) 潆SC (=瀠) 潇SC (=瀟) 潈 潉 潊 (=漵) 潋SC (=瀲) 潌 潍SC (=濰) |
| +12 | 漋 漽 潎 潏 潐 潑 潒 潓 潔 潕 潖 潗 潘 潙 潚 潛 潜SC/JP (=潛) 潝 潞 潟 潠 潡 潢 潣 潤 潥 潦 潧 (=溱) 潨 潩 潪 潫 潬 潭 潮 潯 潰 潱 潲 潳 潴SC (=瀦) 潵 潶 潷 潸 潹 (=潺) 潺 潻 潼 潽 潾 潿 澁 (=澀) 澂 (=澄) 澃 澄 澅 澆 澇 澈 澉 澊 澋 澌 澍 澎 澏 (=浛) 澐 澑 (=溜) 澒 澓 澔 澕 澖 澗 澘 (=潸) 澚 澛SC (=瀂) 澜SC (=瀾) 澝 (=濘) 濐 (=渚) |
| +13 | 澙 (=潟) 澞 澟 (=凜 -> 冫) 澠 澡 澢 澣 (=浣) 澤 澥 澦 澧 澨 澩 澪 澫 澬 澭 澮 澯 澰 澱 澲 澳 澴 澵 澶 澷 澸 澹 澺 澻 澼 澽 澾 澿 激 濁 濂 濃 濄 濅 (=浸) 濆 濇 濈 濉 濊 濋 濌 濍 濎 濏 濑SC (=瀨) 濒SC (=瀕) 濓 濖 |
| +14 | 澀 濔 濕 濗 濘 濙 濚 濛 濜 濝 濞 濟 濠 濡 濢 濣 濤 濥 濦 濧 濨 濩 濪 濫 濬 (=浚) 濭 濮 濯 濰 濱 濲 濴 濵 (=濱) 濶 (=闊 -> 門) 濷 濸 |
| +15 | 濹 濺 濻 (=瀢) 濼 濽 (=灒) 濾 濿 瀀 瀁 瀂 瀃 瀄 瀅 瀆 瀇 瀈 瀉 瀊 瀋 瀌 瀍 瀎 瀏 瀐 (=瀸) 瀑 瀒 (=澀) 瀓 (=澄) 瀔 |
| +16 | 濳 (=潛) 瀕 瀖 瀗 瀘 瀙 瀚 瀛 瀜 瀝 瀞 瀟 瀠 瀡 瀢 瀣 瀤 瀥 (=滈) 瀦 瀧 瀨 瀩 瀪 瀫 瀬JP (=瀨) 瀭 瀮 |
| +17 | 瀯 瀰 瀱 瀲 瀳 瀴 瀵 瀶 瀷 瀸 瀹 瀺 瀻 瀼 瀽 瀾 瀿 灀 灁 (=淵) |
| +18 | 灂 灃 灄 灅 灆 灇 灈 灉 灊 灋 (=法) 灌 灍 (=㵐) 灏SC (=灝) 灐 (=瀅) |
| +19 | 灑 灒 灓 灔 (=灩) 灕 灖 灗 灘 |
| +20 | 灙 灚 灛 灜 (=瀛) |
| +21 | 灝 灞 灟 灠 (=漤) 灡 |
| +22 | 灢 灣 |
| +23 | 灎 (=灩) 灤 灥 灦 |
| +24 | 灧 (=灩) 灨 (=贛 -> 貝) |
| +28 | 灩 |
| +29 | 灪 |
Sinogram
The radical is also used as an independent Chinese character. It is one of the kyōiku kanji or kanji taught in elementary school in Japan.[2] It is a first grade kanji.[2]
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