洗

• 拼音: xǐ
• 汉字拆解: 洗 = 氵(water) + 先 (phonetic component)

含义

To wash; to clean. A basic everyday verb for washing hands, clothes, dishes, and more.

Used for all kinds of washing and cleaning activities. Often paired with specific objects to form common phrases like 洗手 (wash hands), 洗衣服 (wash clothes), 洗澡 (take a bath/shower). One of the most frequently used verbs in daily life.

例句

1. 吃饭以前要洗手。
2. 妈妈在洗衣服。
3. 我每天晚上都洗澡。

用法指南

语境: everyday, home

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你洗手了吗？(Have you washed your hands?)
• 我要去洗衣服。(I'm going to wash clothes.)

错误说法

• 我洗了脸水。(Wrong word order — say 我用水洗了脸 or simply 我洗了脸)

起源与历史

The character 洗 combines 氵(water radical) with 先 (phonetic component), reflecting the use of water in the act of washing.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal