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HSK
1
水
water
水
water
Subcomponents
亅
harpoon
亅
harpoon
Name
Primary
water
Mnemonic
Imagine taking a huge
亅 harpoon
, one big enough to catch a whale, and then launching it into the surface of the
水 water
. The water would splash everywhere, which is what we see in this component with the lines on either side of the
亅 harpoon
.
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求
request
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Found In Hanzi
shuǐ
水
water
yǒng
永
eternity
yǒng
泳
to swim
bīng
冰
ice
chéng
承
to undertake
quán
泉
spring
tà
踏
step on
jiāng
浆
thick liquid
mài
脉
blood vessels
niào
尿
urine
xiàn
腺
gland
yàng
漾
ripple
yǒng
咏
chant
zhēng
蒸
to steam
zhěng
拯
to rescue
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