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  *水* | 水* | *水
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment
HSK 1
fruit / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
horizontal; level / a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
HSK 2
moisture content / (fig.) overstatement / padding
HSK 5
flood / flood damage
HSK 5
reservoir / CL:
HSK 5
aquatic products (including fish, crabs, seaweed etc)
HSK 5
cement / CL:
HSK 6
crystal
HSK 7-9
water pipe
HSK 7-9
water surface
HSK 7-9
water source / water supply / headwaters of a river
HSK 7-9
smuggled goods / unauthorized goods
HSK 7-9
water conservancy / irrigation works
HSK 7-9
water temperature
HSK 7-9
rice / paddy / CL:
HSK 7-9
waters / body of water
HSK 7-9
kettle / canteen / watering can
HSK 7-9
mariner / sailor / seaman
HSK 7-9
sink
HSK 7-9
lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom) / fig. the truth comes to light
HSK 7-9
HSK 7-9
faucet / tap
HSK 7-9
level (of achievement etc) / standard / level (surveying)
HSK 7-9
the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend / to develop according to the situation
HSK 7-9
level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level
mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
The Crystal Palace
water vapor / steam / moisture
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *水* | 水* | *水
surname Shui
not acclimatized
Shuilin township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
hydroelectric power / plumbing and electricity
Shuili Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan
cement (Shanghainese) (loanword)
water meter / indicator of water level
water and sky merge in one color (idiom)
colored markers
ink (used in painting)
drop
edge of the water / shore or sea, lake or river / seashore
water tank / radiator (automobile) / cistern / lavabo
water level
(medicine) to suffer from edema (dropsy)
leech
narcissus / daffodil / legendary aquatic immortal / refers to those buried at sea / person who wanders abroad and does not return
aquatic (plant, animal)
hydrolysis (chemical reaction with water)
bubble / blister
water quality
salicylic acid
waterway
bucket
watermark
boiled dumpling (made by wrapping a pasta skin around a filling, like ravioli)
flowing sleeves (part of theatrical costume)
puddle / water hole / sump
water pressure
Shuishang Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
on water / aquatic
hydrotherapy / aquatherapy
aquatic product
water vapor / steam
hydrology
chickenpox / Varicella zoster (med.)
water buffalo
under the water / submarine
crystal ball
water supply
hydraulic bellows / water-driven ventilation (for metal smelting furnace)
water pump
hydroelectric power
stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet); jet of water
watercolor
blister
water soluble
hydraulic power
daffodil / narcissus / CL:
water and soil / surface water / natural environment (extended meaning) / climate
paddy field; rice paddy
hose / pipe / fire hose / (botany) water primrose (Jussiaea repens)
terrazzo
sluice / water gate / waterlocks / floodgate / lock / dam
gutter / sewer
Shuimogou district (Uighur: Shuymogu Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市, Xinjiang
(water) well
pond / pool / sink / washbasin
dam / dike
water pistol (toy) / water gun / sprinkler / water cannon
deep water and scorching fire / abyss of suffering (idiom)
waterborne transport
to water-cool
container for holding and pouring water (or other liquid): jug, pitcher, clay jar, jerry can, water bottle etc
jellyfish / medusa
Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
swimming ability / characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) / aqueous / water-based (paint etc)
water screen (screen formed of sprayed water droplets, used for displaying projected images, for temperature control, or for air purification)
water polo
canal
aquatic plants / water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals) / (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw

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