Water Radical

shuǐAlias: Water Radical

Strokes 4 strokes

Position Left

Characters 8 hanzi

Variants氵 , 氺

Semantic Meaning

Chinese character radical: Water Radical

Etymology & Origin

Pictograph: Fast flowing water stream with splashes on both sides.

Mnemonic Memory Tip

Meandering river water. The 3-dot water variant (氵) is among the most frequent radicals in Chinese for all liquid-related words.

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Chinese Characters with Radical 水 (8)

Explore common hanzi containing this radical. Click any character to inspect stroke order and practice writing.

4 strokes

水

shuǐ

water.

5 strokes

永

yǒng

perpetual.

7 strokes

求

qiú

to seek, request, or demand.

7 strokes

汞

gǒng

element mercury.

9 strokes

泵

bèng

pump.

9 strokes

泉

quán

spring.

10 strokes

泰

tài

great.

10 strokes

浆

jiāng

thick liquid.