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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
level (of achievement etc) / standard / horizontal
HSK 2
aquatic products (including fish, crabs, seaweed etc)
HSK 5
reservoir / CL:
HSK 5
moisture content / (fig.) overstatement / padding
HSK 5
flood / flood damage
HSK 5
cement / CL:
HSK 6
crystal
HSK 7-9
water pipe
HSK 7-9
water source / water supply / headwaters of a river
HSK 7-9
smuggled goods / unauthorized goods
HSK 7-9
sink
HSK 7-9
kettle / canteen / watering can
HSK 7-9
level (of achievement etc) / standard / level (surveying)
HSK 7-9
faucet / tap
HSK 7-9
mariner / sailor / seaman
HSK 7-9
water temperature
HSK 7-9
waters / body of water
HSK 7-9
water surface
HSK 7-9
HSK 7-9
rice / paddy / CL:
HSK 7-9
water conservancy / irrigation works
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
hydration reaction
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *水* | 水* | *水
surname Shui
paring knife / fruit knife / CL:
bucket
the bottom of a body of water
dam / dike
hydroelectric power / plumbing and electricity
water vapor / steam
Shui ethnic group of Guangxi
collective term for aquatic animals
waterborne transport
water quality
bubble / blister
honey peach / juicy peach
lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom) / fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally
jellyfish / medusa
water tank / radiator (automobile) / cistern / lavabo
water buffalo
hose / pipe / fire hose / (botany) water primrose (Jussiaea repens)
wave / (water) ripple
water sports / aquatic motion / movement over water
plumbing and electrical work / tradesman who does both plumbing and electrical work
water pistol (toy) / water gun / sprinkler / water cannon
limescale
swimming ability / characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) / aqueous / water-based (paint etc)
boiled dumpling (made by wrapping a pasta skin around a filling, like ravioli)
waterway
water park
aquarium (open to the public)
river / stream
aquatic product
water polo
watercolor / aquarelle
ink (used in painting)
volume of water / quantity of flow
patchwork of waterways, esp. in Jiangsu / same as 江南水鄉|江南水乡
pool
seaplane
water and land / by water and land (transport) / amphibian / delicacies from land and sea
aquarium / fish tank
ink and wash painting
stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet); jet of water
Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
soil conservation
drainage system
hydrolysis (chemical reaction with water)
water pollution
Watergate scandal
capybara
vapor
gutter / sewer
edge of the water / shore or sea, lake or river / seashore
aquaculture
watery / waterlogged (soil) / limpid / bright and intelligent (eyes)
droplet / dewdrop
scuba
water pump
(of fruit etc) fresh / (of a person etc) full of life; healthy-looking / (of eyes) moist and bright; lustrous
hydroelectricity
water spot / water stain / wet spot / damp patch / water damage
watercourse (river, canal, drain etc) / water route / lane (in a swimming pool)
deep water and scorching fire / abyss of suffering (idiom)
flooding; inundation
water level
watermark
level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level
body of water
otter
Shuimogou district (Uighur: Shuymogu Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市, Xinjiang
sambar (Cervus unicolor)
lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom) / fig. (of crowds, traffic etc) impenetrable
light green
hydroelectric power plant
cave with a waterfall at its mouth
mercury; quicksilver
(Tw) fruit wine

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