水

• 拼音: shuǐ
• 汉字拆解: 水 = pictograph of flowing water; also the radical 氵in water-related characters

含义

Water. The most basic word for water as a liquid.

One of the most fundamental nouns in Chinese. Used for drinking water, bodies of water, and in many compound words: 水果 (fruit, literally 'water fruit'), 喝水 (drink water), 热水 (hot water), 冷水 (cold water). In Chinese culture, drinking hot water is a deeply rooted daily habit.

例句

1. 我想喝水。
2. 请给我一杯水。
3. 多喝水对身体好。

用法指南

语境: food and drink, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你要喝水吗？(Do you want some water?)
• 多喝热水。(Drink more hot water.)

错误说法

• 我要一个水。(Wrong measure word — say 一杯水 for a glass of water or 一瓶水 for a bottle; 水 needs a container measure word)

起源与历史

A pictograph depicting flowing water. One of the oldest Chinese characters, also serving as a radical (氵) in hundreds of water-related characters.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal