漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
洗: wash, inquire into
Also: probe
JLPT N39 strokesGrade 6Your ink: 白 Not met
氵 carries the meaning · 先 gives the sound
9 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
センsen · on'yomi · in compounds
- 洗顔するせんがんするwash one's face
- 洗髪するせんぱつするwash one's hair
- 洗練するせんれんするpolish, refine
- 洗面所せんめんじょwashroom, bathroom
- 洗濯機せんたくきwashing machine
- 洗剤せんざいdetergent
あらうarau · kun'yomi · on its own
- 洗うあらうwash
- お手洗いおてあらいrestroom
Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine three raindrops falling—that's sanzui! Whenever you see these three dots on the left side of a kanji, think of water, liquids, or anything that flows.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xǐ
Same form: 洗 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 洗 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 洗 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xǐ most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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