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1
水
water
Subcomponents
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
.
Found In Components
求
request
Found In Hanzi
shuǐ
水
water
yǒng
永
eternity
quán
泉
spring
yǒng
泳
swim
bīng
冰
ice
yàng
樣
appearance
xiàn
線
line
chéng
承
undertake
zhēng
蒸
steam
xiàn
腺
gland
jiāng
漿
thick liquid
tà
踏
step on
niào
尿
urine
yǒng
詠
chant
zhěng
拯
rescue
guàn
盥
wash
yàng
漾
ripple