| 水 | 348A50 22.02 | 部居  | 畫數 4 | ㄕㄨㄟˇ [shui3] | ||
| N. | (1) Water: 鹹水，淡水 salt, fresh water; 自來水 running water, water from the tap; 井水 well water; 汽水 soda water, sparkling, carbonated water; 蒸溜水 distilled water; 死水 stagnant water; 活水 flowing water; 順水 with the current; 逆水 against the current; 開水，滾水 boiled water; 茶水 tea and drinks; 山水 landscape, landscape painting; 水中撈月 fish for moon in the water--futile phantasy; 混水摸魚 to fish in troubled waters; 水深火熱 (people) in deep distress, an abyss of suffering; 水乳交融 get along swimmingly with each other, mix well like milk and water; 水到渠成 canal is formed when water comes--s.t. achieved without effort; 水落石出 doubts will clear up when facts are known; 水洩（泄）不通 (of road) so jammed as to be impassable; crowd, audience, tightly packed; 水清無魚 fish do not come when water is too clear--said of ultra-pure official, giving no chance for malpractice; 水漲船高 ship rises with the tide--a person's social rise benefits those related to him. (2) Travel by water, opp. 旱 or 陸 land: 水路，旱路（陸路） travel by water, by land; 水陸交通 land and sea communications; 水師 [shui3shi1]1↓; 水客 [shui3ke4]↓; 水戰 sea or river battle. (3) Cosmetic lotion, fruit juice: 花露水 eau de cologne; 生髮水 hair lotion. (4) Silver content in coins: 貼水，扣水 discount for inferior coins. (5) Quality: 頭水貨 goods “of the first water” (as said of diamond, artist in Eng.); top quality. (6) A surname. | |||||
| V.t. | To coax (person): 連水帶拍，把他問的三心二意 by coax and threats made him confused, undecided. | |||||
| Adj. | Transparent, clear or wet like water: 水亮 [shui3liang4]↓; 水淋淋，水淥淥 dripping wet; 水汪汪 watery (eyes). | |||||
| Words | 1. 水半球 [shui3ban4qiu2], n., water hemisphere. 2. 水泵 [shui3beng1], n., water pump. 3. 水表 [shui2biao3], n., water meter, water gauge. 4. 水鬢 [shui3bin4], n., curl of hair below the temple. 5. 水筆 [shui2bi3], n., writing brush of fairly stiff quality, kept moist in brass stop when not used. 6. 水玻璃 [shui3bo1li0], n., (chem.) water glass, sodium or potassium silicate. 7. 水產 [shui2chan3], n., marine products (fish, shellfish, etc.). 8. 水汊 [shui3cha4], n., tributaries, a branch of current. 9. 水蒼玉 [shui3chang1yU4], n., aquamarine or beryl. 10. 水車 [shui3che1], n., (1) wheel (for propelling water for the fields from river); (2) water cart; 水車前 (bot.) the dragon's tongue, Ottelia alismoides (also called 龍舌草). 11. 水丞 [shui3cheng2]1, n., see [shui3zhu4]↓. 12. 水程 [shui3cheng2]2, n., watercourse, waterways; voyage. 13. 水成岩 [shui3cheng2yan2], n., (geol.) aqueous or sedimentary rocks; n., 水成礦物 n., hydrogen sulphite. 14. 水球 [shui3qiu2], n., water polo. 15. 水芹 [shui3qin2]1, n., celery. 16. 水禽 [shui3qin2]2, n., waterfowl. 17. 水池 [shui3chi2], n., a pond, pool. 18. 水圈 [shui3qUan1], n., (geol.) hydrosphere. 19. 水泉 [shui3qUan2], n., (water) spring. 20. 水丹 [shui3dan1], n., putty (also called 油灰). 21. 水道 [shui3dao4], n., waterways; drainage system. 22. 水滴 [shui3di1], n., (1) drops of water; (2) tiny case or pot for dripping water in ink slab. 23. 水殿 [shui3dian4], n., a hall overlooking lake; emperor's houseboat. 24. 水底電線 [shui2di3dian4xian4], n., submarine cable. 25. 水痘（兒） [shui3dou4]([er0]), n., chicken pox, varicella. 26. 水碓 [shui3dui4], n., mill, powered by water, for hulling rice. 27. 水燉兒 [shui3duo1er0], n., food warmer, a large bowl containing hot water for keeping food warm (also wr. 水囤兒). 28. 水厄 [shui3e4], n., (LL) death by drowning. 29. 水法（兒） [shui3fa0]([er0]), n., an ornamental fountain, fountain display. 30. 水粉 [shui2fen3], n., (1) bean noodle; (2) lady's powder paste. 31. 水分 [shui3fen4], n., percentage of water (in cooking); moisture, humidity. 32. 水飛 [shui3fei1], n., a method of collecting solids (such as cinnabar) by sedimentation. 33. 水肺 [shui3fei4], n., (zoo.) water lung. 34. 水夫 [shui3fu1], n., water carrier. 35. 水甘草 [shui3gan1cao3], n., (bot.) Amsonia elliptica. 36. 水閣 [shui3ge2], n., an open hall by the side of water. 37. 水溝 [shui3gou1], n., drains, ditch. 38. 水管 [shui2guan3], n., water pipe, pipe line; n., 水管系 [shui3guan3xi4], n., (zoo.) water-vascular system. 39. 水關 [shui3guan1], n., water gate. 40. 水光 [shui3guang1], n., the shining surface of rivers, lakes, sea. 41. 水鬼 [shui2gui3], n., (1) underwater monster or sprite; (2) (facet.) a frogman. 42. 水工 [shui3gong1], n., a sailor; one who works on dams, etc. 43. 水郭 [shui3guo1], n., outer city bordering on the water. 44. 水果 [shui2guo3], n., fruit in gen. 45. 水國 [shui3guo2], n., flooded area. 46. 水臌 [shui2gu3], n., see [shui3zhang4]1↓. 47. 水花 [shui3hua1], n., spray: 水花兒 n., (a) water spray; n., (b) chicken pox; (c) furs made of sheepskin. 48. 水患 [shui3huan4], n., floods. 49. 水滑石 [shui3hua2shi2], n., (min.) brucite. 50. 水會 [shui3hui4], n., formerly, volunteer fire brigade. 51. 水戽 [shui3hu4], n., dipper. 52. 水火 [shui2huo3], n., water and fire, (AC) the necessities of life; fire and flood disasters: 水火不相容 (of temperament) incompatible, inborn hostility. 53. 水紅 [shui3hong2], n., pale pink. 54. 水柵 [shui3zha4], n., a weir. 55. 水戰 [shui3zhan4], n., naval battle. 56. 水脹 [shui3zhang4]1, n., dropsy in the belly. 57. 水漲 [shui3zhang4]2, n., flood tide; v.i., water rises. 58. 水閘 [shui3zha2], n., floodgate. 59. 水蒸氣 [shui3zheng1qi4], n., steam. 60. 水腳 [shui2jiao3]1, n., fees for loading, unloading. 61. 水餃（兒） [shui2jiao3]2([er0]), n., Chin. ravioli. 62. 水攪 [shui2jiao3]3, n., storms in the skies, rumblings in the sky before rainstorm. 63. 水膠 [shui3jiao1], n., hide glue (also called 黃明膠). 64. 水界 [shui3jie4], n., (geol.) hydrosphere. 65. 水鏡 [shui3jing4], n., (LL) (1) the moon; (2) (AC) person of intellectual brilliance. 66. 水警察 [shui2jing3cha2], n., water police, marine police. 67. 水晶（精） [shui3jing1], n., crystal; 水晶包 a bun containing sweetened pork fat; 水晶體 the crystalline lens of the eye; 水晶宮 crystal palace; 水晶鹽 natural salt crystals; 水晶球 crystal ball. 68. 水韭 [shui2jiu3]1, n., (bot.) a kind of leek, Isoetes japonica. 69. 水酒 [shui2jiu3]2, n., (self-deprecatory) wine offered to guest--“my insipid wine.” 70. 水注 [shui3zhu4], n., a tiny pot holding water for ink slab. 71. 水竹葉 [shui3zhu2ye4], n., (bot.) Aneilema keisak, a water plant. 72. 水準 [shui2zhun3], n., (1) a water level; (2) level (of education, art, magazines, morals, etc.); 水準器 a water gauge, water level; 水準圖 map showing sea level of places. 73. 水蛭 [shui3zhi4], n., the leech. 74. 水質 [shui3zhi2], n., fluid matter. 75. 水居 [shui3jU1], v.i., (men and fish) make one's home on rivers, lakes, waterways. 76. 水蕨 [shui3jUe2], n., (bot.) an edible water plant, Ceratopteris thalictroides. 77. 水客 [shui3ke4], n., (1) a boatman; (2) a buyer who travels to obtain shop supplies. 78. 水坑（兒）（子） [shui3keng1]([er0])([zi0]), n., a pond. 79. 水葵 [shui3kui2], n., (bot.) the water mallow, Brasenia purpurea (=蓴). 80. 水老鴨 [shui2lao3ya1], n., pop. name for cormorant. 81. 水蠟蟲 [shui3la4chong2], n., a wax-producing insect in Szechuan. 82. 水蠟樹 [shui3la4shu4], n., (bot.) Ligustrum ibota. 83. 水老鼠 [shui3lao2shu3], n., water rat; beachcomber, waterfront thief, tramp. 84. 水雷 [shui3lei2], n., torpedo; submarine mines; 水雷艇 torpedo boat (also 魚雷艇). 85. 水蓼 [shui2liao3], n., (bot.) water pepper, Polygonum hydropiper. 86. 水亮 [shui3liang4], adj., (1) bright and clear (looks); (2) juicy (fruit). 87. 水簾 [shui3lian2], n., a screen of water (as in waterfall). 88. 水療 [shui3liao2], n., hydrotherapy. 89. 水力 [shui3li4]1, n., water power: 水力學 hydraulics; 水力電 hydroelectric power; 水力電機 hydroelectric power plant; 水力摩托 hydraulic motor; 水力昇降機 hydraulic elevator; 水力起重機 hydraulic crane. 90. 水利 [shui3li4]2, n., water conservancy, irrigation: 水利局 conservancy bureau; 水利工程 marine hydraulic engineering. 91. 水禮 [shui2li3], n., gifts of fruit and sweetmeats. 92. 水霤 [shui3liu4], n., a bamboo, clay or iron pipe, cut open, for guiding rain water down from the eaves. 93. 水流 [shui3liu2], n., water current. 94. 水漏 [shui3lou4], n., an (anc.) water clock, clepsydra. 95. 水路 [shui3lu4]1, n., (1) course of water; (2) voyage. 96. 水陸 [shui3lu4]2, n., travel by land and water. 97. 水輪 [shui3lun2], n., water propeller. 98. 水龍 [shui3long2], n., (1) (coll.) fire engine and its hose; (2) (bot.) Jussieua repens; n., 水龍頭 [shui3long2tou0], n., water tap, hydrant. 99. 水綠 [shui3lU4], n., pale green. 100. 水馬 [shui2ma3], n., (1) water beetle; (2) (fig.) racing boat on Dragon Boat Festival. 101. 水錳礦 [shui2meng3kuang4], n., (min.) manganite. 102. 水煤氣 [shui3mei2qi4], n., water gas. 103. 水門 [shui3men2], n., floodgate; 水門汀 cement (translit.), otherwise called 水泥 [shui3ni2]↓. 104. 水面（兒） [shui3mian4]([shui3miaher0]), n., water surface. 105. 水綿 [shui3mian2], n., (bot.) Spirogyro longata (also called 石衣，石苔). 106. 水蜜桃 [shui3mi4tao2], n., a juicy variety of peach. 107. 水米 [shui2mi3], n., the minimum food of rice and water. 108. 水黽 [shui2min3], n., (zoo.) Hydrotrechus remigator, an insect which lives and moves on water surface. 109. 水脈 [shui3mo4], n., natural waterways. 110. 水墨畫 [shui3mo4hua4], n., ink-wash painting. 111. 水磨 [shui3mo2], n., (1) ([shui3mo4]) water mill; (2) fine work on jade, etc. by grinding with water as lubricant; 水磨調 reference to 崑曲 a variety of opera. 112. 水木作 [shui3mu4zuo4], n., bricklayer and carpenter. 113. 水母 [shui2mu3], n., (zoo.) jellyfish. 114. 水鳥 [shui2niao3], n., waterfowl. 115. 水牛 [shui3niu2], n., (water) buffalo; 水牛兒 pop. term for snail. 116. 水泥 [shui3ni2], n., cement; 鋼筋水泥 reinforced concrete. 117. 水牌 [shui3pai2] ([shui3pai0]), n., a lacquered board in shops, used like slate for erasable writing. 118. 水泡 [shui3pao4], n., bubble; blister. 119. 水瓢 [shui3piao2], n., calabash or gourd used as dipper. 120. 水皮兒 [shui3pierer0], n., (coll.) water surface. 121. 水平 [shui3ping2], n., sea level, elevation from the sea; 水平尺 a water level; 水平舵 airplane vane regulating climbing and descent; 水平角 (math.) horizontal angle; 水平面 (math.) horizontal plane; 水平線 horizon; water level, also level (of attainment, etc.). 122. 水波 [shui3po1], n., ripples of water. 123. 水上飛機 [shui3shang4fei1ji1], n., hydroplane. 124. 水上運動 [shui3shang4yUn4dong4], n., aquatic sports. 125. 水筲 [shui3shao1], n., water pail. 126. 水蛇 [shui3she2], n., water snake; 水蛇腰 waist slightly bent. 127. 水螅 [shui3xi1], n., (zoo.) hydra. 128. 水險 [shui2xian3]1, n., short for 水上保險 marine insurance. 129. 水蘚 [shui2xian3]2, n., (bot.) Sphagnum japonicum. 130. 水仙 [shui3xian1], n., the narcissus. 131. 水鄉 [shui3xiang1], n., swampy regions, lake areas; (LL) watery kingdom. 132. 水榭 [shui3xie4]1, n., see [shui3ge2]↑. 133. 水瀉 [shui3xie4]2, n., diarrhoea. 134. 水性 [shui3xing4], n., (1) the way water acts or moves: 不習水性 said of inexperienced swimmer; (2) 水性楊花 said of woman of easy virtue (attaches to any one). 135. 水心 [shui3xin1], phr., center of stream. 136. 水星 [shui3xing1], n., the planet Mercury. 137. 水鏽 [shui3xiu4], n., watermarks, rust. 138. 水手 [shui2shou3], n., sailor. 139. 水師 [shui3shi1]1, n., formerly, the navy. 140. 水蝨 [shui3shi1]2, n., (zoo.) Gammarus, a water louse. 141. 水勢 [shui3shi4], n., force of river current. 142. 水蝕 [shui3shi2], n., water erosion. 143. 水蘇 [shui3su1], n., (bot.) rough nettle betony, Stachys aspera. 144. 水松 [shui3song1], n., sea grass, Codium mucronatum. 145. 水梭花 [shui3suo1hua1], n., vegetarian's euphemism for fish. 146. 水塔 [shui2ta3], n., water tower. 147. 水獺 [shui3ta4], n., (zoo.) the common otter, Lutra vulgars. 148. 水苔 [shui3tai2], n., duckweed. 149. 水塘 [shui3tang2], n., a pond. 150. 水田 [shui3tian2], n., paddy field; 水田衣 Budd. monk's cassock (in pattern of squares like rice fields). 151. 水汀 [shui3ting1], n., steam heating (translit.). 152. 水亭 [shui3ting2], n., a pavilion on the water. 153. 水頭 [shui3tou2], n., (1) the crest of the wave; (2) juice of fruit; (3) luster of jade. 154. 水彩（畫） [shui2cai3]([hua4]), n., water color. 155. 水草 [shui2cao3], n., (speaking of nomads) lands where there are water and grass: 逐水草而居 (of nomads) migrate to wherever water and grass are available. 156. 水土 [shui2tu3], n., climate: 不服水土 climate does not agree with person. 157. 水桶 [shui2tong3], n., water pail. 158. 水藻 [shui2zao3]1, n., algae; water plants in gen. 159. 水蚤 [shui2zao3]2, n., Daphnia, a tiny insect in water, used as feed for goldfish, etc. 160. 水葬 [shui3zang4], n., burial at sea. 161. 水災 [shui3zai1], n., flood disaster. 162. 水賊 [shui3zei2], n., a pirate (commonly 海盜). 163. 水鑽（兒） [shui3zuan4]([shui3tzuaher0]), n., name for diamond. 164. 水作坊 [shui3zuo4fang0], n., bean curd factory. 165. 水族 [shui3zu2], n., “denizens of the sea,” fishes, turtles and the like; 水族館 aquarium. 166. 水漬 [shui3zi4], adj., as in 水漬貨 water-damaged goods. 167. 水位 [shui3wei4], n., water level in rivers, lakes. 168. 水文 [shui3wen2], n., (LL) water ripples (=水紋); 水文地理 hydrology. 169. 水鴨 [shui3ya1], n., wild duck. 170. 水舀子 [shui2yao3zi0], n., dipper. 171. 水漾液 [shui3yang4ye4], n., (physiol.) aqueous humor. 172. 水壓機 [shui3ya1ji1], n., hydraulic press: 水壓昇降機 hydraulic elevator. 173. 水煙 [shui3yan1], n., water pipe for smoking; such tobacco: 水煙袋 pouch for water pipe tobacco. 174. 水癌 [shui3yan2], n., (med.) noma. 175. 水楊 [shui3yang2], n., the willow; n., 水楊梅 [shui3yang2mei2], n., (bot.) Geum japonicum; n., 水楊酸 [shui3yang2suan1], n., (chem.) salicylic acid; n., 水楊酸鈉 sodium salicylate. 176. 水曜日 [shui3yao4ri4], n., (LL) Wednesday. 177. 水衣 [shui3yi1], n., moss. 178. 水印（兒） [shui3yin4]([shui3ye4er0]), n., watermark; formerly, a shop seal. 179. 水引擎 [shui2yin3qing2], n., water engine. 180. 水音（兒） [shui3yin1]([shui3ye1er0]), n., a clear, round voice. 181. 水銀 [shui3yin2], n., mercury; n., 水銀燈 [shui3yin2deng1], n., mercury-vapor lamp. 182. 水源 [shui3yUan2], n., the source. of a river. 183. 水月 [shui3yUe4], n., moon in the water, symbolic of purity: 鏡花水月 beautiful but evanescent dreams; 水月電燈 acetylene lamp; n., 水月電石 n., carbide of calcium. 184. 水運 [shui3yUn4], n., water transport. | |||||