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The “氵” component

shuǐ · "water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc

Found in 465 indexed Chinese characters.

Characters containing 氵

Chinese character

seven (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

liáng

Liang Dynasty (502-557)

fán

Chinese character

氿guǐ

mountain spring

tīng

sandbar

zhī

juice

huì

to remit

hàn

Han ethnic group

chà

branching stream

night tides

máng

Chinese character

near

shàn

bamboo fish trap

hàn

perspiration

xùn

high water

stream which returns after branching

thou

jiāng

river

chí

pond

dirty

tāng

soup

qiān

marsh

name of a river, the southern tributary of Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江[Mi4 luo2 jiang1]

confused

wāng

expanse of water

tài

to discard

surname Ji

biàn

name of a river in Henan

wèn

Wen River in northwest Sichuan (same as 汶川)

xiōng

torrential rush

jué

Chinese character

steam

fén

name of a river

qìn

to seep

Yi River, Shandong

fertile

yuán

Yuan river in Guizhou and Hunan

hàng

a ferry

yǎn

surname Yan

shěn

surname Shen

chén

to submerge

dùn

used in 混沌[hun4dun4]

to steep (tea)

to bathe

miǎn

inundation

chōng

Chinese character

shā

granule

pèi

copious

gōu

ditch

méi

drowned

fēng

rainy

ōu

bubble

to drip

lún

to sink (into ruin, oblivion)

cāng

blue-green or azure (of water)

wéi

name of a river in Shanxi

short name for Shanghai

foam

shù

river in Shandong

to destroy

tuó

tearful

river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4])

fèi

to boil

yóu

oil

zhì

to rule

zhǎo

pond

to buy

zhān

to moisten

沿yán

along

kuàng

Chinese character

xiè

(bound form) to leak out; to discharge; (fig.) to divulge

qiú

to swim (bound form)

licentious, libertine, dissipate

to anchor

used in 泌陽|泌阳[Bi4yang2]

to write

hóng

clear

gān

slop from rinsing rice

France

mǎo

still water

river in Shandong

pēng

sound of water splashing

fàn

(bound form) general

nìng

muddy

líng

surname Ling

pào

puffed; swollen; spongy

Poland

to sob

mud

zhù

to inject

lèi

tears

xuàn

weep

pàn

(literary) to melt

mǐn

(bound form) to vanish; to die out; to obliterate

yāng

agitated (wind, cloud)

yǒng

swimming

lóng

rapids

old name of a river in Jiangxi

luò

name of a river

xiè

to flow out swiftly

to splash

jié

clean

huí

eddying

yīn

to soak

yáng

ocean

liè

pure

to reach

to sprinkle

to wash; to bathe

zhū

surname Zhu

jiàng

flood

luò

surname Luo

dòng

cave

Mi river in Hunan, tributary of Xiangjiang 湘江

jīn

saliva

wěi

name of a river

xiáo

Xiao River in Hebei province

xiè

Chinese character

hóng

flood

to ditch

táo

to cleanse

Chinese character

ěr

Chinese character

zhōu

continent

damp

xún

truly

xiōng

Chinese character

huán

name of a river

huó

to live

depression; low-lying area

qià

accord

liú

to flow

jiā

soaked

qiǎn

shallow

jiāo

to pour liquid

zhēn

river in Guangdong province

shī

Shi, name of river in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan

zhuó

turbid

to survey

huì

drain

to cross a river

liú

clear

chǎn

name of a river in Shaanxi province

hún

muddy; turbid

bank of a river

nóng

concentrated

xún

name of a river

zhè

abbr. for Zhejiang 浙江 province in east China

jùn

to dredge (a river)

bāng

stream

zhuó

(coll.) to drench

name of a river in Hubei

huàn

to wash

river bank

hào

grand

làng

wave

to float

(name of several rivers in China)

bath

hǎi

ocean

jìn

to immerse

jiā

Chinese character

měi

to ask a favor of

suī

Chinese character

to apply (paint etc)

niè

(literary) alunite (formerly used as a black dye)

jīng

Chinese character

xiāo

to diminish; to subside

shè

(literary) to wade across a body of water

yǒng

to bubble up

xián

saliva

name of a river

juān

brook

cén

overflow

tears

Chinese character

tāo

big wave

lào

flooded

lái

brook

lián

ripple

wéi

still water

eddy

huàn

to dissipate

to wash

rùn

moist; glossy; sleek

jiàn

mountain stream

zhǎng

to swell

astringent

(name of a river)

guàn

(classical) to boil

shuàn

to rinse

border

(bound form) a liquid

hán

to contain

to dry

liáng

Chinese character

涿zhuō

place name

diàn

shallow lake

black

(onom.) sound of rain, sleet etc

xiáo

confused and disorderly

name of a river

lín

to sprinkle

tǎng

to drip

shū

(bound form) (of women) gentle; kind; lovely; admirable

Chinese character

nào

slush

táo

to wash

cóng

noise of water

lèi

Chinese character

féi

name of a river

sōng

name of a river in Jiangsu Province

luxuriant (of water plants)

dàn

insipid

silt

Chinese character

gàn

name of a river

jìng

Chinese character

líng

Chinese character

lún

Chinese character

yín

excess

cuì

dip into water

huái

name of a river

name of river

shēn

old variant of 深[shen1]

chún

genuine

yuān

Chinese character

lái

Chinese character

hùn

muddy; turbid (variant of 渾|浑[hun2])

yān

to flood

qiǎn

Chinese character

tiān

to add; to increase; to replenish

qīng

(of water etc) clear; clean

clear (water)

to soak

disrespectful

jiàn

gradual

miǎn

name of a river in Shandong

fisherman

shěn

old variant of 瀋|沈[shen3]

shèn

to seep

huàn

Chinese character

zhǔ

islet

jiǎn

Chinese character

short name for Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]

to cross

zhā

slag (in mining or smelting)

same as 渤海[Bo2 Hai3], Bohai Sea between Liaoning and Shandong

to enrich

Chinese character

wēn

warm; lukewarm

xiè

to get rid of

Chinese character

wèi

the Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2]

gǎng

harbor

xuàn

wash (color)

thirsty

yóu

to walk

miǎo

(of an expanse of water) vast

hún

Chinese character

pài

used in 澎湃[peng2pai4]

méi

brink

tián

(literary) smoothly flowing, placid (water)

còu

Chinese character

tuān

to rush (of water)

miǎn

drunk

pén

flowing of water

jiān

to wash

lake

xiāng

abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China

zhàn

deep

zhēn

Chinese character

huáng

name of a river

mǐn

(ancient character used in posthumous titles of monarchs)

yǒng

Chinese character

qiū

marsh

yān

(literary) to sink into oblivion

tāng

Chinese character

bàn

mud

niè

Chinese character

wān

bay

湿shī

moist

kuì

(bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike

jiàn

to splash

name of a river

gài

to irrigate

táng

half congealed

yuán

root

suddenly

liū

to slip away

gōu

Chinese character

míng

to drizzle

to overflow

extensive

wēi

drizzle

name of a river

creek

wēn

Chinese character

to go upstream

zhēn

name of a river

sōu

to urinate

xiù

bromine (chemistry)

róng

to dissolve

hùn

privy

to drown

(of clothes) to be soaked with sweat

damp

chú

name of a river in Anhui

pāng

rushing (water)

cāng

Chinese character

miè

Chinese character

diān

abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2] in southwest China

name of a river

to grow

Chinese character

name of a river in Hebei

huá

to slip; to slide

(bound form) dregs; sediment

tāo

(bound form) to inundate; deluge; torrent

to pour off (the liquid); to decant; to strain off

gǔn

to boil

zhì

sluggish

yàn

tossing of billows

shè

name of a river

mǎn

to fill

yíng

clear

to strain

làn

overflowing

luán

river and county in Hebei Province

bīn

(bound form) water's edge; bank; shore

tān

beach

Chinese character

zhì

Chinese character

shèn

Chinese character

a drop

Chinese character

Chinese character

surname Hu

chǎn

Chinese character

gǔn

Chinese character

滿mǎn

Chinese character

Chinese character

piāo

to float

paint

strain liquids

lòu

to leak

pattering (of rain)

yǎn

to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)

cáo

to transport (esp. grain) by water

ōu

Chinese character

desert

hàn

Chinese character

lián

Chinese character

lǎn

to soak (fruits) in hot water or limewater to remove astringent taste

xuán

whirlpool

ripple

màn

free

Chinese character

mǎng

vast

luò

name of a river

shù

to rinse one's mouth with water

zhǎng

Chinese character

zhāng

Zhang river in Fujian

Chinese character

huàn

(of writing, pictures etc) indistinct due to deterioration (water damage etc)

jiàn

Chinese character

cuǐ

having the appearance of depth

yàng

to overflow

yíng

eddy

xiāo

(of water) deep and clear

liàn

full of water

wéi

name of a river

Chinese character

jié

Chinese character

pān

surname Pan

qián

Chinese character

qián

hidden

name of a river

saline land

huáng

dye paper

rùn

Chinese character

liáo

flooded

tán

deep pool

cháo

tide

xún

Chinese character

kuì

Chinese character

shào

driving rain

zhū

pool

shān

tearfully

chán

flow

tóng

high

to boil over

Chinese character

chéng

clear

jiāo

Chinese character

lào

Chinese character

chè

clear (water)

gǎn

place name

drain dry

shù

moisture

péng

used in 澎湃[peng2pai4]

jiàn

Chinese character

lán

swelling water

miǎn

Chinese character

zǎo

bath

Chinese character

xiè

(of porridge etc) to become watery

Lishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖[Dong4ting2 Hu2]

diàn

Chinese character

ào

Macao (abbr. for 澳門|澳门[Ao4men2])

chán

still (as of water)

dàn

tranquil

to arouse

zhuó

Chinese character

lián

name of a river in Hunan

nóng

Chinese character

suī

name of a river

huì

vast

lài

name of a river

bīn

to approach

shī

Chinese character

nìng

Chinese character

méng

Chinese character

used in place names

Chinese character

háo

trench

dilatory

tāo

Chinese character

làn

Chinese character

name of a river

zhuó

to wash

wéi

Chinese character

bīn

Chinese character

jiàn

Chinese character

Chinese character

Chinese character

xiè

Chinese character

shěn

Chinese character

liú

Chinese character

shower (rain)

bīn

Chinese character

Chinese character

hàn

ocean

yíng

ocean

Chinese character

xiāo

Chinese character

xiè

mist

lóng

Chinese character

lài

Chinese character

Chinese character

fèn

name of a river

yuè

to cleanse

lán

Chinese character

guàn

to irrigate

hào

vast (of water)

Chinese character

tān

Chinese character

name of a river

wān

Chinese character

dào

Chinese character

liáng

sorghum

yǎn

to spread out

jiǔ

wine (esp. rice wine)

Chinese character