The 水 Radical · water
Radical 85. The 259 characters in our dictionary built on the 水 radical, most common first.
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- 法ㄈㄚˇLaw; method; way; principle; France; French; (Buddhism) dharma; (physics) farad; used in phrases like 'no way' or 'figure out a way'.
- 沒ㄇㄟˊNot; have not; none; to drown; to sink; to end; to disappear; to die; to be submerged.
- 水ㄕㄨㄟˇWater; liquid; juice; river; to swim; surname Shui; additional cost or income; lacking substance; shoddy.
- 活ㄏㄨㄛˊto live; alive; lively; to work; to save a life; livelihood; active; not fixed
- 灣ㄨㄢA bay or gulf; a place where water curves or a boat can moor; to bend or curve; to anchor or moor a boat.
- 海ㄏㄞˇThe sea or ocean; a large body of saltwater; a great number of people or things; a vast expanse.
- 演ㄧㄢˇto perform on stage, act, or stage a show; to develop or play out; to carry out or exercise; to rehearse or practice.
- 求ㄑㄧㄡˊTo seek or look for; to request or demand; to beg or beseech; to desire or covet something; to attract or invite.
- 清ㄑㄧㄥClear; clean; pure; uncorrupted; quiet; still; to settle accounts; the Qing dynasty.
- 治ㄓˋTo govern or rule; to manage or control; to treat or cure a disease; to research; to repair or put in order; to cultivate oneself.
- 流ㄌㄧㄡˊTo flow, move, or drift; to circulate or spread; a stream; a class or grade; to banish or exile.
- 決ㄐㄩㄝˊto decide or determine; to judge; to execute or kill; to breach or burst; to compete and win; to open up or split apart
- 滿ㄇㄢˇto fill; full; completely; satisfied; contented; to reach a limit; the Manchu ethnic group
- 深ㄕㄣDeep; depth; far; very; profound; intense; late; thick; dense; flourishing.
- 消ㄒㄧㄠto diminish or subside; to vanish or melt away; to consume or use up; to dissolve; to pass or idle away time
- 準ㄓㄨㄣˇAccurate; standard; correct; to approve; to permit; to allow; about to become (e.g. a son-in-law); quasi-
- 濟ㄐㄧˋto aid or relieve; to be of help; to cross a river; used in place names and surnames
- 況ㄎㄨㄤˋSituation or condition; moreover, furthermore; a surname; also used for grace or favor; to visit; to compare.
- 源ㄩㄢˊSource; origin; root; spring; headwaters of a river; also used as a surname.
- 注ㄓㄨˋTo pour into; to concentrate or focus one's attention; to annotate or provide explanatory notes; a note or annotation; a stake in gambling.
- 港ㄍㄤˇHarbor or port; classifier for harbors; mainland China's abbreviation for Hong Kong.
- 派ㄆㄞˋA branch or faction of a group, school of thought, or river; a style or manner; to allocate or dispatch; a classifier for factions; a type of baked food (pie).
- 油ㄧㄡˊOil, fat, grease, or petroleum; to paint or varnish; oily or greasy; also slang for cunning or glib; extra profit; to get dirty with oil.
- 溫ㄨㄣWarm; lukewarm; to make warm; mild; soft; to review; temperature; fever (archaic).
- 減ㄐㄧㄢˇTo decrease or reduce something; to subtract; to lower or diminish; to be less than or inferior to; a subtraction operation.
- 測ㄘㄜˋto measure; to survey; to estimate; to conjecture; deep (of a well) deep
- 洲ㄓㄡA large landmass surrounded by water; continent; island in a river.
- 波ㄅㄛWave; ripple; surge; undulation; a physical wave phenomenon; surname; Poland (abbr.).
- 永ㄩㄥˇForever; always; eternal; perpetual; of long duration; abiding.
- 激ㄐㄧTo arouse or incite; to stimulate or excite; sharp, fierce, or violent; to spray water; sudden physical stimulation by cold or rain.
- 河ㄏㄜˊRiver; stream; the Yellow River; a river-like group or formation; surname.
- 漸ㄐㄧㄢˋGradually; slowly; step by step; to gradually flow into; to imbue or soak; to be submerged; to influence or infect slowly.
- 洋ㄧㄤˊOcean; sea; vast; foreign; western; old coin; silver dollar.
- 江ㄐㄧㄤRiver; the Yangtze River; a surname; a former state in China.
- 漢ㄏㄢˋThe Han ethnic group; Chinese language; the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); a man.
- 浪ㄌㄤˋA large wave or billow; unrestrained or dissipated behavior; to wander or stroll aimlessly; to waste or squander.
- 潮ㄔㄠˊTide; damp or humid; a surge or trend; fashionable or trendy; substandard or inferior.
- 湖ㄏㄨˊA lake; a large body of water surrounded by land; also a surname.
- 洗ㄒㄧˇTo wash or rinse; to bathe; to develop photos; to shuffle cards; to erase recordings; to clean or purify; to kill off or rob completely; to launder money.
- 沙ㄕㄚSand; fine particles; surname; hoarse or raspy sound; to sift; to sieve; water-side land; overripe fruit.
- 沉ㄔㄣˊTo sink or submerge in water; to fall or drop down; to immerse or be immersed; to be buried or lost; to be addicted to; deep or profound.
- 涉ㄕㄜˋto wade across water; to experience or undergo; to be involved in or related to; to enter or fall into; to read extensively.
- 溝ㄍㄡA ditch or gutter; a groove or channel; to dig or clear a channel; a ravine or gully.
- 湯ㄊㄤSoup; hot or boiling water; medicinal decoction; broth; hot spring; surname Tang; archaic punishment of boiling people alive.
- 漫ㄇㄢˋUnrestrained; to inundate or overflow; to spread everywhere; to cover or envelop; to be full of.
- 泰ㄊㄞˋPeaceful; safe; comfortable; smooth; most; grand; great; exalted; abbr. for Thailand or Mt Tai.
- 混ㄏㄨㄣˋTo mix or mingle things together; to muddle along or drift through life; to pass for something one is not; to get along with people; thoughtless or reckless.
- 淡ㄉㄢˋMild or light in taste or color; not strong or concentrated; indifferent or unenthusiastic; weak or diluted.
- 溪ㄒㄧA small mountain stream or creek; a rivulet; a small river.
- 漁ㄩˊTo fish; a fisherman; to seize or pursue; a surname.
- 漲ㄓㄤˇTo rise, especially prices or water levels; to swell or expand; to fill or pervade.
- 淨ㄐㄧㄥˋclean; pure; to clean; completely; only; net (as in income); painted face role in Chinese opera
- 濃ㄋㄨㄥˊConcentrated; dense; strong (smell, color, taste, emotion); thick; deep; profound; to intensify; to deepen.
- 洞ㄉㄨㄥˋCave or hole; a hollow place; used in spoken language for the number zero; to penetrate or understand deeply.
- 潛ㄑㄧㄢˊto dive; to submerge; to hide; to conceal; secret; latent; hidden
- 沿ㄧㄢˊTo follow along a line or path; to go along; to continue or adhere to a tradition or custom; to border or edge something; to sew along an edge.
- 汽ㄑㄧˋSteam or vapor; used in compounds for things related to gas or steam, such as soda water or gasoline.
- 滑ㄏㄨㄚˊTo slip or slide; slippery or smooth; sly or untrustworthy; to move smoothly; a surname.
- 游ㄧㄡˊTo swim; to roam or travel around; to wander; to float or drift; a surname.
- 汙ㄨFilthy, dirty, impure; polluted; to make dirty; to slander or defame; to decline or archaic for decline.
- 淚ㄌㄟˋTears; teardrops; the liquid that flows from the eyes when crying.
- 滅ㄇㄧㄝˋto extinguish or put out; to exterminate or wipe out; to disappear or vanish; to drown or submerge
- 泡ㄆㄠˋbubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse; swollen; puffed; spongy; classifier for urine or feces; classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions
- 池ㄔˊPond or pool; reservoir; moat; surname.
- 洛ㄌㄨㄛˋSurname Luo; short for Luoyang city in mainland China; name of several ancient rivers.
- 浮ㄈㄨˊTo float on water or in the air; to drift; superficial; unstable; temporary; to exceed; superfluous.
- 澳ㄠˋAbbreviation for Macao or Australia; a deep bay or harbor; a cove or inlet; the bank of a river where the current curves.
- 泥ㄋㄧˊMud; clay; paste; pulp; to smear or plaster; to stain or soil; to be stubborn or pedantic; to be held back or delayed.
- 漂ㄆㄧㄠto float; to drift; to wander or move about; to wash or bleach; used in the word for beautiful
- 潔ㄐㄧㄝˊClean, pure; to purify, to clean; upright, honest; to cultivate oneself.
- 液ㄧㄝˋA liquid or fluid; sap or juice from a plant.
- 泉ㄑㄩㄢˊA spring or fountain; underground water; wealth or money (archaic); the afterlife (archaic); a surname.
- 洪ㄏㄨㄥˊFlood; big, great; vast, immense; surname Hong.
- 添ㄊㄧㄢTo add; to increase; to supplement; to replenish something that is lacking or insufficient.
- 滾ㄍㄨㄣˇTo roll; to boil; to move rapidly like water; to leave or get lost (often as an insult); to decorate clothing edges; very (colloquial).
- 涵ㄏㄢˊTo contain; to include; to tolerate or be lenient; to soak or be wet; a culvert or conduit.
- 涼ㄌㄧㄤˊCool or cold; disheartened or disappointed; to let cool down; a common cold.
- 汗ㄏㄢˋperspiration; sweat; to sweat; to be speechless (internet slang interjection)
- 澤ㄗㄜˊA marsh or swamp; luster or brilliance; damp or moist; favor or beneficence; a trace or mark; underwear.
- 渡ㄉㄨˋto cross a body of water; to ferry; to pass over; to transfer or hand over
- 泛ㄈㄢˋTo float; to spread over; to cover; general; extensive; widespread; to flood; careless; to permeate; to suffuse.
- 沖ㄔㄨㄥTo dash against or collide with; to mix with water; to infuse or steep; to rinse or flush; to rise upwards; to clash; to break a curse.
- 滋ㄗto grow; to increase; to nourish; to cause; juice; taste; to spout or spurt (dialect)
- 津ㄐㄧㄣSaliva; sweat; a ferry crossing or ford; a major transport route; to moisten; abbr. for Tianjin.
- 潤ㄖㄨㄣˋTo moisten; sleek; glossy; to embellish or enhance; profit or remuneration; (slang, recent) to emigrate to escape adverse conditions.
- 涯ㄧㄚˊShore or bank; the edge of the water; the horizon or limit; a boundary or extreme point.
- 漏ㄌㄡˋto leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; an ancient timekeeping device; a hole or gap; a running sore; a surname.
- 滴ㄉㄧA drop of liquid; to drip or let drip; used as a classifier for drops of liquid.
- 湧ㄩㄥˇTo bubble up or gush forth like water; to surge or rush out rapidly; to well up.
- 洽ㄑㄧㄚˋTo consult or discuss; to agree or harmonize; to be in contact; to penetrate or soak into; extensive or widespread.
- 汁ㄓThe liquid or fluid contained within something; sap; gravy; sauce; juice.
- 淺ㄑㄧㄢˇShallow; not deep; light in color; superficial; brief; simple and easy to understand.
- 灌ㄍㄨㄢˋTo pour liquid into something; to irrigate or water plants; to install software; to record audio or video.
- 渴ㄎㄜˇThirsty; parched; to yearn for; to pine for; to be eager for.
- 浴ㄩˋTo bathe or wash oneself; a bath; to soak or steep; used attributively for bathing purposes; a surname.
- 淋ㄌㄧㄣˊTo sprinkle or pour water; to drench or soak; to drip; to filter or strain; (TCM) strangury; (slang) to be gay.
- 潭ㄊㄢˊA deep pool or pond; a surname; can also refer to a body of water.
- 澎ㄆㄥTo surge or swell, like waves; used in the word 澎湃 (pēngpài) meaning surging or tumultuous; also refers to Penghu County in Taiwan.
- 泳ㄩㄥˇTo swim; swimming; to float in water.
- 灘ㄊㄢBeach; shoal; rapids in a river; classifier for liquids or paste-like substances in a spread-out patch.