Ancient carved pictogram that became 氵

THE RADICAL SHED

The water radical

Radical · water, liquids, washing

氵

Three drops of water. Seas, soups, baths and tears all carry it.

14 of the 164 characters that carry it

Tap a character to open its word family. The shared part is doing the same job in every one.

没B1
没关系méi guānxiit doesn't matter没事méishìto be free; it's nothing; never mind没有méiyǒuto not have; there is not没意思méi yìsiboring; uninteresting
漂B1
漂亮piàoliangpretty; beautiful漂piāoto float漂泊piāobóto drift; to roam漂浮piāofúto float
汉B1
汉语HànyǔChinese language汉字HànzìChinese character汉服Hànfútraditional Han Chinese attire
游B2
旅游lǚyóuto travel; trip游yóuto swim游泳yóuyǒngto swim; swimming游客yóukètourist; visitor
洗B2
洗xǐto wash洗手间xǐshǒujiānrestroom; toilet洗衣机xǐyījīwashing machine洗澡xǐzǎoto take a shower; to bathe
泳B2
游泳yóuyǒngto swim; swimming
法B3
办法bànfǎsolution; way to handle a problem方法fāngfǎmethod; way法fǎlaw; method法律fǎlǜlaw
海B3
海hǎisea; ocean海洋hǎiyángocean海关hǎiguāncustoms海外hǎiwàioverseas
演B3
表演biǎoyǎnto perform; performance演yǎnto perform演唱yǎnchàngto sing for an audience演出yǎnchūto perform; a show
清B3
清楚qīngchuclear; to understand清qīngclear; clean清晨qīngchénearly morning清淡qīngdànlight
活B3
生活shēnghuólife; to live干活儿gànhuórto do work; to labor活huóalive; to live活动huódòngactivity; event
激B3
冰激凌bīngjīlíngice cream激动jīdòngexcited; to excite刺激cìjīto excite; to stimulate激烈jīlièintense
注B3
关注guānzhùto pay attention to; to follow注意zhùyìto pay attention to注册zhùcèto register注重zhùzhòngto pay attention to
满B3
满意mǎnyìsatisfied; pleased不满bùmǎndissatisfied; discontented满mǎnfull; satisfied充满chōngmǎnfull of
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