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See also: 𣱱 ,
氺 ,
氷 ,
永 , and 氵
Commons:Category
Translingual
Stroke order
Stroke order
氵 (when used as a left radical)
氺 (when used in characters such as 泰 )
Han character
水 (Kangxi radical 85, 水 +0, 4 strokes, cangjie input 水 (E ), four-corner 12230 , composition ⿰𰛄 ⿺㇏ 丿 (G J K V ) or ⿰㇇ 𰛅 (G J K V ) or ⿰𰛄 ⿱丿 ㇏ (H T ))
Kangxi radical #85, ⽔ .
Derived characters
Appendix:Chinese radical/水
㲻 , 冰 , 𪢿 , 𫰖 , 㝽 , 𡵰 , 𢗷 , 𤝎 , 阥 , 𨑾 , 𪱹 , 㲑 , 𤆩 , 𤕯 , 𡯑 , 𬍖 , 𦙙 , 𤱄 , 砅 , 𧦋 , 𧺵 , 𫒎 , 𩖱 , 𬵆 , 𣍤 , 𩾼
氽 , 𠕽 , 𡉺 , 尿 , 𢇤 , 𦬭 , 𭥚 , 𣏶 , 𭻅 , 㽷 , 泵 , 𥝸 , 𥤼 , 𥫸 , 𨋈 , 𨠊 , 㞙 , 𩂍 , 𤦗 , 𦷸 , 𠪥 , 𥴠 , 𢦹 , 閖
呇 , 坔 , 𢗨 , 𤆲 , 畓 , 𭖜 , 𧥿 , 𨋉 , 𨠆 , 𨥗 , 𭪳 , 𬠤 , 凼 , 囦 , 䠌 , 潁 (颍 ), 頮 (颒 ), 𤸄
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 603 , character 1
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17083
Dae Jaweon: page 992, character 9
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1545, character 1
Unihan data for U+6C34
Further reading
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Noun
水 (xuix )
hanzi form of xuix
1450 , Yang Fu (楊黼 ), 《詞記山花——咏蒼洱境》 :煴煊茶水 㱔呼𪢂 Boiling tea water , greeting each other.
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
沝
*qʷljilʔ
水
*qʰʷljilʔ
Pictogram (象形 ) – compare 川 (OC *kʰjon ).
Etymology 1
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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lwi(j) ( “ flow ; stream ” ) (Benedict, 1974 ; Coblin, 1986 ; Handel, 1998 ; Schuessler, 2007 ; STEDT). Cognate with Mizo lui ( “ stream; brook ; river ” ) , Tedim Chin ( luːi³ , “ stream; river ” ) , Jingpho lawi ( “ to flow (as water ) ” ) .
Old Chinese 水 ( *lhuiʔ ) , as reconstructed by Schuessler, is Sino-Tibetan root's endoactive derivation with suffix *-ʔ , meaning "that which is flowing"; its voiceless initial suggests the presence of a nominalizing prefix *k- or *s- . Another derivative from the Sino-Tibetan root is possibly 泫 ( winʔ , “ to flow ” ) (minimally reconstructed).
Compare also areal etymon Proto-Mon-Khmer *lujʔ ~ luuj() ~ luəj() ~ ləəj() ( “ to wade ; to swim ” ) .
Alternatively, Gong (1995) reconstructs Old Chinese *hljədx and compares it to Tibetan ཆུ ( chu , “ water ” ) , which STEDT derives from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsju ( “ water; liquid ; bodily fluid ” ) .
Baxter and Sagart (2014) , employing evidence from the Proto-Min form of the Min colloquial variant 沝 , reconstructs the latter *turʔ and thereby reconstructs Old Chinese *s.turʔ , and compares it to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *twəj ( “ to flow; to suppurate ” ) , which is likely related to *m-t(w)əj-n ~ m-ti-s ( “ water; fluid; to soak ; to be wet ” ) (STEDT). *s.turʔ was then followed by an Eastern dialectal variant, *s.tujʔ , which leads to Early Middle Chinese *sywijX .
Like Gong (1995) , Sagart (2017) compares it to Tibetan ཆུ ( chu ) , but he also compares it to Bodo (India) दै ( dwi ) , Mizo tui , Proto-Karen *thejᴬ , all of which STEDT derives from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-t(w)əj-n ~ m-ti-s . Handel deems derivations from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsju or *m-t(w)əj-n ~ m-ti-s unlikely because of phonological issues (STEDT).
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : shuǐ (shui3 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄕㄨㄟˇ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : sui3
(Xi'an , Guanzhong Pinyin ) : fèi
(Nanjing , Nanjing Pinyin ) : shuǐ
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : фи (fi, II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : seoi2
(Dongguan , Jyutping++ ) : sui2
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : sui2
(Yangjiang , Jyutping++ ) : sui2
Gan (Wiktionary ) : sui3
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : súi
(Hailu , HRS ) : shuiˊ
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : sui3
(Changting , Changting Pinyin ) : shu3
Jin (Wiktionary ) : sui2
Northern Min (KCR ) : sṳ̌
Eastern Min (BUC ) : cūi / cṳ̄
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): zui3 / sui3
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : chúi / súi
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : zui2
(Leizhou , Leizhou Pinyin ) : zui2 / sui2
Southern Pinghua (Nanning , Jyutping++ ) : sui2
Wu (Wugniu )
(Northern ) : 5 sy / 3 sy / 3 syu / 3 shiu / 3 shiue / 3 suei / 1 sy
(Jinhua ) : 3 shiu
Xiang
(Changsha , Wiktionary ) : xyei3
(Loudi , Wiktionary ) : xy3
(Hengyang , Wiktionary ) : xy3 / sui3
Note :
cūi - literary (common);
cṳ̄ - vernacular (only used in some words as the first syllable).
Note :
zui3 - vernacular;
sui3 - literary.
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , Hui'an , Zhangpu , General Taiwanese , Singapore )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , Hui'an , Zhangpu , General Taiwanese , Singapore )
Note :
chúi - vernacular;
súi - literary.
Note :
zui2 - vernacular;
sui2 - literary.
Southern Pinghua
Wu
(Northern : Shanghai )
(Northern : Jiading , Songjiang , Chongming , Chuansha , Jiaxing , Tongxiang , Haining , Haiyan , Deqing , Xiaoshan , Shaoxing )
(Northern : Suzhou , Kunshan , Changzhou , Ningbo , Zhoushan )
(Northern : Yixing )
(Northern : Jingjiang )
(Northern : Hangzhou )
(Northern : Cixi )
(Jinhua )
Note : Due to the unintuitive nature of the rime and the relative lack of usage of the term, 水 has several nonstandard literary pronunciations, such as /sue/ , /sø/ , or /sei/ . These are mostly used by younger speakers.
Note :
xy3 - vernacular;
sui3 - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
水
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
shuǐ
Middle Chinese
‹ sywijX ›
Old Chinese
/*s.turʔ/ (E dialect: *-r > *-j)
English
water; river
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
水
Reading #
1/1
No.
11948
Phonetic component
水
Rime group
脂
Rime subdivision
2
Corresponding MC rime
水
Old Chinese
/*qʰʷljilʔ/
Definitions
水
water (Classifier : 瓶 m ; 樽 c ; 滴 m c ; 池 m c ; 盆 m c ; 杯 m c )
請 給 我 一 杯 水 ,謝謝 。 [MSC , trad. ] 请 给 我 一 杯 水 ,谢谢 。 [MSC , simp. ] Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi shuǐ , xièxiè. A glass of water , please.
喝水 ― hēshuǐ ― to drink water
冰水 ― bīngshuǐ ― iced water
冷水 ― lěngshuǐ ― cold water
凍水 / 冻水 [Cantonese ] ― dung3 seoi2 ― cold water
熱水 / 热水 ― rèshuǐ ― hot water
開水 / 开水 ― kāishuǐ ― boiled water
滾水 / 滚水 [Cantonese ] ― gwan2 seoi2 ― boiled water
水 族館/ 水 族馆 ― shuǐ zúguǎn ― aquarium
水 彩 ― shuǐ cǎi ― water colour
水 溫/ 水 温 ― shuǐ wēn ― water temperature
雨水 ― yǔshuǐ ― rainwater
海水 ― hǎishuǐ ― seawater
飲用水 / 饮用水 ― yǐnyòngshuǐ ― drinking water
礦泉水 / 矿泉水 ― kuàngquánshuǐ ― mineral water
蒸餾水 / 蒸馏水 ― zhēngliúshuǐ ― distilled water
水 閘/ 水 闸 ― shuǐ zhá ― sluice
水 力發電/ 水 力发电 ― shuǐ lìfādiàn ― hydro electricity
碳水 化合物 ― tànshuǐ huàhéwù ― carbohydra te
脫水 / 脱水 ― tuōshuǐ ― to dehydrate ; dehydrat ion
水 中毒 ― shuǐ zhōngdú ― water intoxication; water poisoning
雙氧水 / 双氧水 ― shuāngyǎngshuǐ ― hydrogen peroxide (literally, “water with two oxygen (atoms)”)
liquid ; potion ; juice
口水 ― kǒushuǐ ― saliva
汗水 ― hànshuǐ ― sweat
羊水 ― yángshuǐ ― amniotic fluid
香水 ― xiāngshuǐ ― perfume
眼藥水 / 眼药水 ― yǎnyàoshuǐ ― eyedrop
( colloquial , chiefly Singapore , Malaysia ) Synonym of 飲料 / 饮料 ( yǐnliào , “ beverage ” )
要 叫 什麼 水 ?/ 要 叫 什么 水 ? ― Yào jiào shénme shuǐ ? ― What beverage do you want to order?
欲 叫 什物 水 ? [Hokkien , trad. and simp. ] Beh kiò sím-mi̍h chúi ? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī ] What beverage do you want to order?
( archaic ) river
漢水 / 汉水 ― Hànshuǐ ― the Han River
body of water
水 路 ― shuǐ lù ― waterway
三 面 環 水 / 三 面 环 水 ― sān miàn huán shuǐ ― to be surrounded by (bodies of) water on three sides
flood
發水 / 发水 ― fāshuǐ ― to flood
additional cost or income
( dialectal ) rain
( Cantonese ) money
磅水 [Cantonese ] ― bong6 seoi2 ― to pay
掠水 [Cantonese ] ― loek6-1 seoi2 ― to obtain money dishonestly
( Cantonese ) hundred dollars (Classifier : 嚿 c )
三 嚿 水 [Cantonese ] ― saam1 gau6 seoi2 ― three hundred dollars
( Cantonese ) source of revenue (Classifier : 條 / 条 c )
( Cantonese ) to fool ; to deceive ; to misguide
to swim
水 性 ― shuǐ xìng ― swimming ability
( colloquial ) lacking substance or power ; worthless
這裡 的 大學 太 水 了 。 [MSC , trad. ] 这里 的 大学 太 水 了 。 [MSC , simp. ] Zhèlǐ de dàxué tài shuǐ le. The universities here are too weak .
Short for 划水 (huáshuǐ , “to shirk ; to slack off ”).
one of the five elements of Wu Xing (五行 )
( colloquial ) Classifier for the number of times clothing was washed.
Sui people
水 書/ 水 书 ― shuǐ shū ― Shuishu (the traditional writing system of the Sui people)
a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
水 (“water”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
水
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
水
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
水
Taiwan
水
Chengde
水
Chifeng
水
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
水
Heihe
水
Qiqihar
水
Harbin
水
Jiamusi
水
Baicheng
水
Changchun
水
Tonghua
水
Shenyang
水
Jinzhou
水
Malaysia
水
Singapore
水
Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
水
Jilu Mandarin
Tianjin
水
Tangshan
水
Cangzhou
水
Xianxian (Xiaoying)
水
Baoding
水
Shijiazhuang
水
Jinan
水
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Dalian
水
Dandong
水
Yantai
水
Yantai (Muping)
水
Zhucheng
水
Central Plains Mandarin
Lingbao
水
Jining
水
Linfen
水
Shangqiu
水
Yuanyang
水
Zhengzhou
水
Xinyang
水
Baihe
水
Xi'an
水
Dingbian
水
Baoji
水
Tianshui
水
Xining
水
Yanqi
水
Xuzhou
水
Fuyang
水
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
水
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)
水
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
水
Lanzhou
水
Dunhuang
水
Hami
水
Ürümqi
水
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
水
Nanchong
水
Dazhou
水
Hanyuan
水
Xichang
水
Zigong
水
Chongqing
水
Wuhan
水
Yichang
水
Xiangyang
水
Tianmen
水
Guiyang
水
Zunyi
水
Bijie
水
Liping
水
Zhaotong
水
Dali
水
Kunming
水
Mengzi
水
Guilin
水
Pingle
水
Liuzhou
水 , 流子
Luzhai
水
Nanning (Xiakuojie)
水
Nanning (Fujian)
水
Nanning (Wuming)
水
Binyang (Nanjie)
水
Hechi (Yizhou)
水
Luocheng (Dongmen)
水
Tianlin (Langping)
水
Jishou
水
Changde
水
Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)
水
Hanzhong
水
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
水
Yangzhou
水
Lianyungang
水
Lianshui
水
Nantong
水
Anqing
水
Wuhu
水
Hefei
水
Hong'an
水
Cantonese
Guangzhou
水
Hong Kong
水
Taishan (Guanghai)
水
Dongguan
水
Yangjiang
水
Nanning
水
Wuzhou
水
Wuzhou (Longxu)
水
Yulin
水
Guiping (Jintian)
水
Guiping (Jiangkou)
水
Guiping (Madong)
水
Pingnan (Danzhu)
水
Baise
水
Qinzhou
水
Qinzhou (Changtan)
水
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)
水
Beihai
水
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
水
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
水
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
水
Dongxing
水
Chongzuo (Laituan)
水
Fusui (Qujiu)
水
Lingchuan (Yangjia)
水
Sanya (Yanglan Maihua)
水
Penang (Guangfu)
水
Singapore (Guangfu)
水
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
水
Móng Cái
水
Mandalay (Taishan)
水
Gan
Nanchang
水
Lichuan
水
Pingxiang
水
Hakka
Meixian
水
Bobai (Lingping)
水
Beiliu (Gonghe, Xilang)
水
Xingye (Gaofeng)
水
Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui)
水
Pingle (Tong'an)
水
Yangshuo (Jinbao)
水
Huizhou
Jixi
水
Shexian
水
Shexian (Xianggao)
水
Shexian (Daguyun)
水
Jin
Taiyuan
水
Pingyao
水
Yangyuan
水
Datong
水
Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou)
水
Xinzhou
水
Lüliang (Lishi)
水
Changzhi
水
Linhe
水
Jining
水
Liangcheng
水
Hohhot
水
Erenhot
水
Pingshan
水
Zhangjiakou
水
Handan
水
Linzhou
水
Suide
水
Jiuxing Yumin
Lanxi
水
Northern Min
Jian'ou
水
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
水
Southern Min
Xiamen
水
Zhao'an
水
Penang (Hokkien)
水
Singapore (Hokkien)
水
Guilin (Biyange)
水
Chaozhou
水
Shantou (Chaoyang)
水
Singapore (Teochew)
水
Leizhou
水
Haikou
水
Wanning
水
Singapore (Hainanese)
水
Puxian Min
Putian
水
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
水
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
水
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
水
Xianyou
水
Xianyou (Fengting)
水
Xianyou (Youyang)
水
Central Min
Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)
水
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
水
Nanning (Gejiayuan)
水
Nanning (Zhegulu)
水
Nanning (Silian)
水
Nanning (Xiuxiang)
水
Binyang
水
Chongzuo (Laituan)
水
Northern Pinghua
Guilin (Dongbianzhou)
水
Guilin (Dabu)
水
Guilin (Qianjing)
水
Guilin (Wutong, Lingui)
水
Guilin (Liangjiang, Lingui)
水
Guilin (Liutang, Lingui)
水
Lingchuan (Sanjie)
水
Lingchuan (Gaoqiao)
水
Lingchuan (Shuangzhou)
水
Lingchuan (Gongping)
水
Lingchuan (Lantian)
水
Guanyang (Guanyinge)
水
Waxiang
Yuanling (Shaojiwan)
水
Luxi (Liangjiatan)
水
Chengbu (Xuntou)
水
Wu
Shanghai
水
Shanghai (Chongming)
水
Suzhou
水
Danyang
水
Hangzhou
水
Hangzhou (Fuyang)
水
Ningbo
水
Wenzhou
水
Lishui
水
Suichang
沝
Jiangshan
沝
Jinhua
水
Yiwu
水
Yushan
沝
Xiang
Changsha
水
Xiangtan
水
Xiangtan County (Cha'ensi)
水
Xiangxiang
水
Loudi
水
Shuangfeng
水
Hengyang
水
Hengshan
水
Hengshan (Baiguo)
水
Qinglong (Changliu Laba Miao)
水
Dialectal synonyms of
雨 (“rain”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
雨
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
雨
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
雨
Taiwan
雨
Harbin
雨
Malaysia
雨
Singapore
雨
Jilu Mandarin
Xianxian (Xiaoying)
雨
Jinan
雨
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
雨
Central Plains Mandarin
Wanrong
雨
Xi'an
雨
Dingbian
雨
Xining
雨
Xuzhou
雨
Qimen (Anling Junhua)
雨
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
雨
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
雨
Ürümqi
雨
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
雨
Muli
雨
Wuhan
雨 , 花言巧
Guiyang
雨
Guilin
雨
Pingle
雨
Liuzhou
雨
Luzhai
雨
Binyang (Nanjie)
雨
Hechi (Yizhou)
雨
Luocheng (Dongmen)
雨
Tianlin (Langping)
雨
Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)
雨
Dagudi (Maliba)
雨
Reshuitang (Longling)
雨
Mae Salong (Lancang)
雨
Mae Sai (Tengchong)
雨
Oudomxay
雨
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
雨
Yangzhou
雨
Hefei
雨
Cantonese
Guangzhou
雨
Hong Kong
雨
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
雨
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
雨
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
水
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
水
Macau
雨
Macau (Tanka)
雨
Guangzhou (Panyu)
雨
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
雨
Guangzhou (Conghua)
水
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
雨
Foshan
雨
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
雨
Foshan (Shunde)
雨
Foshan (Sanshui)
雨
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
雨
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
雨
Zhongshan (Chongkoumen, Nanlang; Tanka)
雨
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
雨
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
雨
Zhuhai (Doumen)
水
Jiangmen (Baisha)
水
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
水
Taishan
水
Taishan (Guanghai)
雨
Kaiping (Chikan)
水
Enping (Niujiang)
水
Heshan (Yayao)
雨
Maoming (Beixipo, Dianbai; Malan)
落水
Dongguan
雨
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
雨
Shenzhen (Dapeng)
水
Yangjiang
水
Nanning
雨
Wuzhou
雨
Wuzhou (Longxu)
雨
Yulin
雨
Hepu (Lianzhou)
雨
Hepu (Shatian)
雨
Guiping (Jintian)
水
Guiping (Jiangkou)
雨
Pingnan (Danzhu)
水
Beiliu
雨
Baise
雨
Qinzhou
雨
Qinzhou (Changtan)
雨
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)
雨
Beihai
水
Beihai (Nankang)
水
Beihai (Yingpan)
雨
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
雨
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
雨
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
雨
Chongzuo (Laituan)
雨
Fusui (Qujiu)
雨
Lingchuan (Yangjia)
雨
Danzhou
水
Sanya (Yanglan Maihua)
雨
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
雨
Sarikei (Xinhui)
水
Singapore (Guangfu)
雨
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
雨
Móng Cái
雨
Bangkok (Guangfu)
雨
Gan
Nanchang
雨
Pengze
雨
Yanshan
雨
Lichuan
雨
Pingxiang
雨
Hakka
Meixian
雨
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
雨 , 水
Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)
水
Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)
雨
Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)
水
Dongguan (Qingxi)
水
Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)
雨
Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)
雨
Boluo (Bendihua)
水
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
水
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
水
Heyuan (Bendihua)
雨
Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)
雨
Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)
雨
Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)
水
Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)
雨
Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)
雨
Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)
雨 , 水
Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)
水
Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)
雨
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
水
Yudu
雨
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
雨 , 水
Hsinchu County (Guanxi; N. Sixian)
水
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
雨
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
雨
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
雨
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
雨
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
水
Hsinchu County (Dongping, Guanxi; Hailu)
水
Hsinchu County (Liuquwo, Guanxi; Hailu)
水
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
雨
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
雨
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
雨
Hong Kong
水
Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)
水
Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)
水
Luchuan (Wushi)
水
Bobai (Shahe)
水
Bobai (Longtan)
水 , 雨
Bobai (Lingping)
水
Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)
水
Beiliu (Gonghe, Xilang)
雨
Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)
水
Xingye (Gaofeng)
水
Rongxian (Xiandi)
水
Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui)
雨
Lipu (Shuangduitun)
水
Pingle (Tong'an)
水
Yangshuo (Jinbao)
雨
Guidong
雨
Chengdu (Xindu Subdistrict)
水
Senai (Huiyang)
水
Bangkok (Jiexi)
水
Huizhou
Jixi
雨
Shexian (Xianggao)
雨
Shexian (Daguyun)
雨
Qimen (Anling Minhua)
雨
Jin
Taiyuan
雨
Xinzhou
雨
Jiuxing Yumin
Lanxi
雨
Northern Min
Jian'ou
雨
Pucheng (Shibei)
雨
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
雨
Southern Min
Xiamen
雨 , 雨陣
Quanzhou
雨 , 雨陣
Jinjiang
雨
Zhangzhou
雨 , 雨陣
Penang (Hokkien)
雨
Singapore (Hokkien)
雨
Manila (Hokkien)
雨
Pingnan (Pingtian)
雨
Pingnan (Sijie)
雨
Guiping (Xiaowen)
雨
Guiping (Dongsheng)
雨
Guilin (Biyange)
雨
Pingle (Zhoutang)
雨
Lechang (Tatou)
雨
Yingde (Yuzui)
雨
Yunan (Liantan)
雨
Chaozhou
雨
Shantou
雨
Jieyang
雨
Bangkok (Teochew)
雨
Chiang Mai (Teochew)
雨
Hat Yai (Teochew)
雨
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
雨
Singapore (Teochew)
雨
Pontianak (Teochew)
雨
Wenchang
雨
Haikou
雨
Wanning
雨
Puxian Min
Putian
雨
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
雨
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
雨
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
雨
Xianyou
雨
Xianyou (Fengting)
雨
Xianyou (Youyang)
雨
Central Min
Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)
雨
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
雨
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
雨
Binyang
雨
Northern Pinghua
Guilin (Dabu)
雨
Guilin (Qianjing)
雨
Guilin (Wutong, Lingui)
雨
Guilin (Liangjiang, Lingui)
雨
Guilin (Liutang, Lingui)
雨
Lingchuan (Sanjie)
雨
Shehua
Jiande
水
Wu
Shanghai
雨
Shanghai (Songjiang)
雨
Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong)
雨
Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)
雨
Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)
雨
Shanghai (Chongming)
雨
Suzhou
雨
Suzhou (Shengpu, Wuzhong)
雨
Suzhou (Wujiang)
雨
Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)
雨
Wuxi
雨
Changshu
雨
Kunshan
雨
Jiaxing
雨
Changzhou
雨
Changzhou (Jintan)
雨
Yixing
雨
Danyang
雨
Danyang (Tongjiaqiao)
雨
Jingjiang
雨
Jiangyin
雨
Huzhou (Shuanglin)
雨
Hangzhou
雨
Hangzhou (Yuhang)
雨
Hangzhou (Fuyang)
雨
Shaoxing
雨
Zhuji (Wangjiajing)
雨
Shengzhou (Chongren)
雨
Shengzhou (Taiping)
雨
Ningbo
雨
Taizhou (Huangyan)
雨
Wenzhou
雨
Yongjia
雨
Lishui
雨
Quzhou
雨
Jinhua
雨
Xiang
Changsha
雨
Xiangtan
雨
Xiangtan County (Cha'ensi)
雨
Xiangxiang
雨
Xiangxiang (Meiqiao)
雨
Loudi
雨
Shuangfeng
雨
Hengyang
雨
Hengshan
雨
Hengshan (Baiguo)
雨
Qinglong (Changliu Laba Miao)
雨
嘢飲 / 嘢饮 ( je5 jam2 ) ( Cantonese ) 茶水 ( cháshuǐ ) 茶湯 / 茶汤 ( chátāng ) ( literary ) 酒水 ( jiǔshuǐ ) 飲品 / 饮品 ( yǐnpǐn ) 飲料 / 饮料 ( yǐnliào )
Antonyms
( antonym(s) of “ body of water ” ) : 陸 / 陆
Compounds
Descendants
Others :
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 水 – see 媠 (“(Southern Min) good-looking; pretty; beautiful”). (This character is a variant form of 媠 ).
References
Japanese
Kanji
水
(First grade kyōiku kanji )
Readings
Go-on : すい ( sui , Jōyō ) ←すい ( sui , historical ) ←すゐ ( swi , ancient )
Kan-on : すい ( sui , Jōyō ) ←すい ( sui , historical ) ←すゐ ( swi , ancient )
Kun : みず ( mizu , 水 , Jōyō ) ←みづ ( midu , 水 , historical ) 、み ( mi , 水 ) 、みな ( mina , 水 ) 、もい ( moi , 水 )
Nanori : うず ( uzu ) 、ずみ ( zumi ) 、たいら ( taira ) ←たひら ( tafira , historical ) 、つ ( tsu ) 、ど ( do ) 、な ( na ) 、なか ( naka ) 、みさ ( misa ) 、みつ ( mitsu ) 、みん ( min ) 、ゆ ( yu ) 、ゆく ( yuku )
Compounds
Etymology 1
⟨mi1 du⟩ → */mʲidu/ → /mid͡zu/ → /mizu/
From Old Japanese . First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE .[ 1] In turn, from Proto-Japonic *mentu . Ryukyuan cognates support the existence of the first vowel having an initial mid vowel.
Possibly cognate with 瑞 ( mizu , “ freshness , youth ” ) .
Possible cognate with Proto-Tungusic *mū , Jurchen 木克 ( mu-ke /muke/ ) , Manchu ᠮᡠᡴᡝ ( muke ) , Goguryeo 買 ( *me , “ river; water ” ) , Mongolian мөрөн ( mörön , “ river ” ) , Korean 물 ( mul , “ water ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
水( みず ) • (mizu ) ←みづ ( midu ) ?
water ( sometimes cold and/or fresh )
Synonyms: ウオーター ( uōtā ) , ウォーター ( wōtā ) , ( Tsugaru ) がっこ ( gakko )
Antonym: 湯 ( yu , specifically meaning "hot water" )
905 –914 , Kokin Wakashū
袖( そで ) ひちてむすびし水( みづ ) のこほれるを春( はる ) 立( た ) つけふの風( かぜ ) やとくらむsode hichite musubi shi mizu no kohore ru o haru tatsu kefu no kaze ya toku ramu During the coming spring, would the wind melt the water that I scooped out?
drinking water
Synonyms: 飲水 ( insui, nomimizu ) , 飲用水 ( in'yōsui ) , 飲料水 ( inryōsui )
a fluid , liquid
Synonym: 液体 ( ekitai )
a flood
Synonyms: 大水 ( ōmizu ) , 洪水 ( kōzui ) , 出水 ( shussui )
( sumo ) Short for 水入り ( mizuiri ) : halting
( sumo ) Short for 力水 ( chikara mizu ) : water offered to sumo wrestlers before a bout
Usage notes
Note that, while mizu is the most general Japanese term for “water ”, it does refer specifically to “water that is not hot ”. Meanwhile, the word 湯 ( yu ) refers specifically to “hot water ”. Consider 水風呂 ( mizu-buro , “ cold -water bath ” ) , contrasting with 風呂 ( furo , “ bath ” , implying hot water ) .
Derived terms
Derived terms
水( みず ) 水( みず ) , 水( みず ) 々( みず ) ( mizumizu )
水葵( ミズアオイ ) ( mizuaoi )
水( みず ) 揚( あ ) げ ( mizuage , “ landing ” )
水( みず ) 飴( あめ ) ( mizuame )
水( みず ) 洗( あら ) い ( mizuarai )
水( みず ) 色( いろ ) ( mizu-iro )
湖( みずうみ ) ( mizuumi )
鳩( みぞ ) 尾( おち ) ( mizōchi )
水( みず ) 着( ぎ ) ( mizugi )
水菊( ミズギク ) ( mizugiku )
水( みず ) 際( ぎわ ) ( mizugiwa )
水( みず ) 草( くさ ) ( mizukusa )
水( みず ) 臭( くさ ) い ( mizukusai )
水( みず ) 口( ぐち ) ( mizuguchi )
水( みず ) 気( け ) ( mizuke )
水( みず ) 翻( こぼ ) し ( mizukoboshi )
水杉( ミズスギ ) ( mizusugi )
水( みず ) 玉( たま ) ( mizutama , “ polka dot ” )
水( みず ) 溜( た ) まる ( mizu tamaru , pillow word )
水( みず ) 月( つき ) ( Mizutsuki )
水( みず ) 漬( つ ) く ( mizutsuku )
水虎( ミズトラ ) の尾( オ ) ( mizu tora no o )
水( ミズ ) 菜( ナ ) ( mizuna )
水( みず ) 魚( な ) ( Mizuna )
水( みず ) 成( なり ) ( Mizunari )
壬( みずのえ ) ( Mizunoe )
癸( みずのと ) ( Mizunoto )
水( みず ) 計( ばか ) り , 水( みず ) 準( ばかり ) ( mizubakari )
水芭蕉( ミズバショウ ) ( mizubashō )
水( みず ) 浸( びた ) し ( mizubitashi , “ flooded out ” )
水向日葵( ミズヒマワリ ) ( mizuhimawari )
水( みず ) 増( ま ) し ( mizumashi )
水( みず ) 村( むら ) ( Mizumura )
水( みず ) 盛( もり ) , 準( みずもり ) ( mizumori )
水( みず ) 割( わ ) り ( mizuwari , “ whiskey diluted with water” )
雨( あま ) 水( みず ) ( amamizu )
大( おお ) 水( みず ) ( ōmizu )
筐( かたみ ) の水( みず ) ( katami no mizu )
化( け ) 粧( しょう ) 水( すい ) ( keshō sui )
誘( さそ ) い水( みず ) ( sasoimizu , “ pump priming ” )
塩( しお ) 水( みず ) ( shiomizu )
垂( たる ) 水( みず ) ( Tarumizu )
力( ちから ) 水( みず ) ( chikara mizu )
手( て ) 水( みず ) ( temizu ) , 手( ちょう ) 水( ず ) ( chōzu )
飲( の ) み水( みず ) ( nomimizu , “ drinking water ” )
呼( よ ) び水( みず ) ( yobimizu , “ pump priming ” )
Idioms
Proverbs
Prefix
水( みず ) • (mizu- ) ←みづ ( midu- ) ?
water
Derived terms
Proper noun
水( みず ) • (Mizu ) ←みづ ( Midu ) ?
a female given name
a surname
Etymology 2
⟨mi1 ⟩ → */mʲi/ → /mi/
From Old Japanese .
Typically found in compounds.[ 1]
Affix
水( み ) • (mi )
Combining form of みず ( “ water ” ) above
Derived terms
Etymology 3
/ɕuwi/ → */suwi/ → /sui/
From Middle Chinese 水 (MC sywijX ).
Compare modern Mandarin 水 ( shuǐ ) , modern Hakka 水 ( súi ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
水( すい ) • (sui )
water : one of the five classical elements in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine
Short for 水曜日 ( suiyōbi ) : Wednesday
shaved ice served with flavored syrup
Synonym: 氷水 ( kōrimizu )
Affix
水( すい ) • (sui )
water
body of water
fluid , liquid
Short for 水素 ( suiso ) : hydrogen
Derived terms
Proper noun
水( すい ) • (Sui )
a female given name
Etymology 4
⟨mopi1 ⟩ → */mopʲi/ → /moɸi/ → /mowi/ → /moi/
From Old Japanese . Via metonymy from the word 椀 , 盌 ( moi , “ bowl ” ) , from the meaning of “that which goes in the 椀 , 盌 ( moi , “ bowl ” ) ”.[ 1] [ 2] Compare the development of modern English cuppa , where the word for the container is similarly used to refer to the contents.
Pronunciation
Noun
水( もい ) • (moi ) ←もひ ( mofi ) ?
( obsolete ) drinking water
Derived terms
See also
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “水 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten ] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo : Shogakukan , 2006
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 [Daijirin ] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 水 (MC sywijX ).
Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun , 1448
ᄉᆔᆼ〯 (Yale : syǔy )
Middle Korean
Text
Eumhun
Gloss (hun )
Reading
Hunmong Jahoe , 1527
믈〮 (Yale : múl )
슈〮 (Yale : syú )
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
水 (eumhun 물 수 ( mul su ) )
hanja form? of 수 ( “ water ” )
hanja form? of 수 ( “ Short for 수요일(水曜日) ( suyoil , “ Wednesday ” ) .” )
Compounds
Compounds
수구 (水球 , sugu )
수도 (水稻 , sudo )
수도 (水道 , sudo )
수두 (水痘 , sudu )
수로 (水路 , suro )
수면 (水面 , sumyeon )
수문 (水文 , sumun )
수문 (水門 , sumun )
수병 (水兵 , subyeong )
수부 (水夫 , subu )
수분 (水分 , subun )
수성 (水星 , suseong )
수소 (水素 , suso )
수약 (水藥 , suyak )
수영 (水泳 , suyeong )
수원 (水原 , Suwon )
수원 (水源 , suwon )
수위 (水位 , suwi )
수은 (水銀 , sueun )
수장 (水葬 , sujang )
수전 (水田 , sujeon )
수정 (水晶 , sujeong )
수종 (水腫 , sujong )
수준 (水準 , sujun )
수채 (水彩 , suchae )
수포 (水泡 , supo )
강수 (降水 , gangsu )
경수 (硬水 , gyeongsu )
급수 (給水 , geupsu )
냉수 (冷水 , naengsu )
담수 (淡水 , damsu )
무수 (舞水 , Musu )
배수 (排水 , baesu )
분수 (噴水 , bunsu )
빙수 (氷水 , bingsu )
생수 (生水 , saengsu )
성수 (聖水 , seongsu )
약수 (藥水 , yaksu )
양수 (羊水 , yangsu )
입수 (入水 , ipsu )
연수 (軟水 , yeonsu )
염수 (鹽水 , yeomsu )
오수 (汚水 , osu )
온수 (溫水 , onsu )
왕수 (王水 , wangsu )
유수 (流水 , yusu )
중수 (重水 , jungsu )
치수 (治水 , chisu )
침수 (浸水 , chimsu )
탕수 (湯水 , tangsu )
폐수 (廢水 , pyesu )
풍수 (風水 , pungsu )
하수 (下水 , hasu )
향수 (香水 , hyangsu )
호수 (湖水 , hosu )
홍수 (洪水 , hongsu )
수문학 (水文學 , sumunhak )
수산기 (水酸基 , susan'gi )
수요일 (水曜日 , suyoil )
수정체 (水晶體 , sujeongche )
수족관 (水族館 , sujokgwan )
수증기 (水蒸氣 , sujeunggi )
수호전 (水滸傳 , Suhojeon )
강수량 (降水量 , gangsuryang )
공수병 (恐水病 , gongsubyeong )
자수정 (紫水晶 , jasujeong )
잠수함 (潛水艦 , jamsuham )
하수도 (下水道 , hasudo )
해수욕 (海水浴 , haesuyok )
결정수 (結晶水 , gyeoljeongsu )
광천수 (鑛泉水 , gwangcheonsu )
음료수 (飮料水 , eumnyosu )
아전인수 (我田引水 , ajeoninsu )
요산요수 (樂山樂水 , yosanyosu )
탄수화물 (炭水化物 , tansuhwamul )
References
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 .
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Noun
水 (ɕy³³ )
hanzi form of ɕy³³ (water )
Miyako
Kanji
水
(First grade kyōiku kanji )
Etymology
From Proto-Ryukyuan *medu . This form preserves the initial pJ *e that was raised to i in Central Japanese.
Pronunciation
Noun
水( みず ) (midzu )
water
References
“ミズ ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Miyako Dialect Dictionary .
“みず ” in Celik Kenan Thibault, Online Miyako Dictionary , 2016.
Northern Amami Ōshima
Kanji
水
(First grade kyōiku kanji )
Etymology
From Proto-Ryukyuan *medu . This form preserves the initial pJ *e that was raised to i in Central Japanese.
Noun
水( むぃずぃ ) (mïzï )
water
amniotic fluid
Okinawan
Kanji
水
(First grade kyōiku kanji )
Readings
On (unclassified): しー ( shī )
Kun : みじ ( miji , 水 )
Compounds
Etymology
From earlier 水 ( midu → midzu → mizu ) , attested in 1711 in the 混効験集 ( Konkōkenshū ) , itself from Proto-Ryukyuan *medu .
The word underwent a pronunciation change due to the shifting of /u/ to /i/ after alveolar consonants.
Cognate with Japanese 水 ( mizu ) , Old Japanese 水 ( mi1 du ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
水( みじ ) (miji ) ←みずぃ ( mizi ) ?
water
Derived terms
References
“みじ【水】 ” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary , 2019.
Okinoerabu
Kanji
水
(First grade kyōiku kanji )
Etymology
From Proto-Ryukyuan *medu .
Noun
水( みじ ) (miji )
water
References
“みじ【水】 ” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary , 2019.
Old Japanese
Etymology 1
From Proto-Japonic *mentu . Ryukyuan cognates support the existence of the first vowel having an initial mid vowel.
Possibly cognate with 瑞 ( mi₁du , “ freshness , youth ” ) . ( Can this (+ ) etymology be sourced ?)
Noun
水 (mi₁du ) (kana みづ )
water
Derived terms
みづかふ ( mi₁du-kapu , “ to give a barn animal water ” ) 准 ( mi₁du-bakari , “ spirit level ” ) 始水 ( mi₁du-pana , “ onset of water ” ) 水たまる ( mi₁du-tamaru , allusion to 池 ( ike₂ , “ pond ” ) ; possibly meaning "filled up with water" ) 水伝ふ ( mi₁du-tutapu , allusion to 磯 ( iso₁ , “ rocky shore ” ) ; possibly meaning "water going through shores" ) 水城 ( mi₁du-ki₂ , “ a fortress to store water into a bank to protect against enemies ” ) 水掻 ( mi₁du-kaki₁ , “ a stroke of water ” ) 水江 ( mi₁du-ye , “ a water bay ” ) 水碓 ( mi₁du-usu , “ a mortar to hull from a mill ” ) 水茎 ( mi₁du-kuki₂ , “ fresh stalk hanging from a hill or mi₁du-ki₂ ” ) 水蓼 ( mi₁du-tade , “ knotweed growing from the shore ” ) 水陰 ( mi₁du-kage₂ , “ water shade; shadow reflected in water ” ) 水陰草 ( mi₁du-kage₂-kusa , “ grass growing in water shade ” ) 水鳥 ( mi₁du-to₂ri , “ waterfowl, water bird ” ) 水鳥の ( mi₁du-to₂ri no₂ , allusion to the nature or representation of 水鳥 ( mi₁du-to₂ri ) ) 清水 ( simi₁du, semi₁do₁ (EOJ variant) ) 湖 ( mi₁du-u₁mi₁ , “ a lake ” )
Etymology 2
Prefix
水 (mi₁ ) (kana み )
water
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:水 .
Southern Amami Ōshima
Kanji
水
(First grade kyōiku kanji )
Etymology
From Proto-Ryukyuan *medu .
Noun
水( むぃっ ) (mï' )
water
Southern Bai
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Noun
水 (ɕy³³ )
hanzi form of ɕy³³ (water )
Vietnamese
Han character
水 : Hán Việt readings: thủy /thuỷ (式 ( thức ) 軌 ( quỹ ) 切 ( thiết ) )[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
水 : Nôm readings: thủy /thuỷ [ 1] [ 2] [ 4] [ 6] , nước [ 2]
chữ Hán form of thuỷ ( “ water ” ) .
( uncommon ) Nôm form of nước ( “ water ” ) .
Compounds
References
Yonaguni
Kanji
水
(First grade kyōiku kanji )
Etymology
From Proto-Ryukyuan *medu .
Possibly also related to Korean 물 ( mul ) , Middle Korean 밀 ( mil , “ water ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
水( みん ) or 水( みーん ) (min or mīn )
water
References
“みん【水】 ” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary , 2019.
Nicolas Tranter, editor ((Can we date this quote?) ), The Languages of Japan and Korea , Routledge, →ISBN , Yonaguni, page 415
Yoron
Kanji
水
(First grade kyōiku kanji )
Etymology
From Proto-Ryukyuan *medu .
Possibly also related to Korean 물 ( mul ) , Middle Korean 밀 ( mil , “ water ” ) .
Pronunciation
( Mugiya Higashi-ku ) IPA (key ) : (tone class A)
Noun
水( みじ ) (miji )
water
References
“みじ【水】 ” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary , 2019.