洗

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

洗 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 水竹土山 (EHGU), four-corner 3411₁, composition ⿰氵先)

Derived characters

• 箲 鍌 𢝚 𢱓 𤀗 𤂩 𪷮 𬈞

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 620, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17379
• Dae Jaweon: page 1016, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1608, character 8
• Unihan data for U+6D17

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sɯːlʔ, *sɯːnʔ) : semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 先 (OC *sɯːn, *sɯːns).

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/b-s(j)il ~ *m/b-sjal (“to wash; to bathe”) (STEDT). Cognate with Tibetan བསིལ (bsil, “to wash”), Mizo sil (“to wash”).

Pronunciation 1

Definitions

洗

1. to wash; to rinse

   洗衣  ―  xǐyī  ―  to wash clothes

   洗碗  ―  xǐwǎn  ―  to wash the dishes

2. to clean; to purify
3. to redress; to right
4. (religion) baptism

   洗禮／洗礼  ―  xǐlǐ  ―  baptism

   施洗  ―  shīxǐ  ―  to administer baptism; to baptize

   受洗  ―  shòuxǐ  ―  to receive baptism; to be baptized

   • 保羅說：「這樣，你們受的是甚麼洗呢？」他們說：「是約翰的洗。」 [MSC, trad.]
     保罗说：「这样，你们受的是什么洗呢？」他们说：「是约翰的洗。」 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 使徒行傳 (Acts) 19:3

     Bǎoluó shuō: “Zhèyàng, nǐmen shòu de shì shènme xǐ ne?” Tāmen shuō: “Shì Yuēhàn de xǐ.”

     He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”

5. to kill and loot; to sack

   清洗  ―  qīngxǐ  ―  to purge

   洗劫  ―  xǐjié  ―  to loot

6. (photography) to develop (a photo)

   沖洗／冲洗  ―  chōngxǐ  ―  to develop a photo

7. (photography, figurative, colloquial) to print (a photo) from digital camera
8. to clear; to erase (a recording, a file, etc.)
9. (card games) to shuffle

   洗牌  ―  xǐpái  ―  to shuffle cards

   這些牌還沒洗過。 [MSC, trad.]
   这些牌还没洗过。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhèxiē pái hái méi xǐ guò.

   These cards haven't been shuffled yet.

10. (derogatory) to whitewash

    這都能洗？／这都能洗？  ―  Zhè dōu néng xǐ?  ―  You can even cover up something like this?

    • 管不了是一回事，遇到有人報案，警察就有義務去核實事情的真實性，這個是連立案都沒有！瀆職是沒得洗了！ [MSC, trad.]
      管不了是一回事，遇到有人报案，警察就有义务去核实事情的真实性，这个是连立案都没有！渎职是没得洗了！ [MSC, simp.]

      From: 2020 December 2, 马马 (username), comment on the answer from 百安居 (username) to the question “如何看待山东一成年公民疑似被亲属雇佣「假警察」强制送到戒网瘾机构，进行非法拘禁和强制「医疗」？”, on Zhihu

      Guǎn bù le shì yīhuíshì, yùdào yǒurén bào'àn, jǐngchá jiù yǒu yìwù qù héshí shìqíng de zhēnshíxìng, zhège shì lián lì'àn dōu méiyǒu! Dúzhí shì méi dé xǐ le!

      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

11. (Northern Min) to give birth to; to beget

    • 亞伯拉罕洗以撒；以撒洗雅各；雅各洗猶大邀猶大其兄弟 [Northern Min, trad.]
      亚伯拉罕洗以撒；以撒洗雅各；雅各洗犹大邀犹大其兄弟 [Northern Min, simp.]

      From: 1896, Séng Iŏ̤ Cṳ̌ing Sṳ́: Gṳ̄ing-nǎing Hǔ gâ̤ Tǔ-kióng (Lô̤-mǎ Cī), Mǎ-tuo̿i Hŭ-éng 1:2

      Ngā-bă-là-hǎng sǎi Ì-să; Ì-să sǎi Ngǎ-gŏ̤; Ngǎ-gŏ̤ sǎi Iǔ-duōi iáu Iǔ-duōi gâ̤ hiáng-dī [Kienning Colloquial Romanized]

      Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren

Synonyms

• (to wash):

• (to develop a photo): 沖洗／冲洗 (chōngxǐ)
• (to give birth to):

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

Definitions

洗

1. ^† to wash one's feet
2. a surname

Compounds

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Definitions

洗

1. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 使 (“to need”)

Etymology 3

Etymology 4

References

• “洗”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. to wash

Readings

• Go-on: さい (sai); せん (sen, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: せい (sei); せん (sen, Jōyō)
• Kun: あらう (arau, 洗う, Jōyō)

Korean

Hanja

洗 (eumhun 씻을 세 (ssiseul se))

1. Hanja form^? of 세 (“wash”).

Compounds

• 세탁 (洗濯, setak, “laundry”)

Vietnamese

Han character

洗: Hán Nôm readings: tẩy, dẫy, giẫy, rải, rảy, tiển

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