泳(yǒng)

HSK 38 strokes

swimming

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Character information

Pinyin
yǒng
Meaning
swimming; to swim
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 泳 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵永

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 永 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ永yǒng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 泳 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 泳

Common words using 泳 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yóu游yǒng泳
HSK 3

swimming

Open 游泳 page →
yóu游yǒng泳chí池
HSK 5

swimming pool

Open 游泳池 page →
yǎng仰yǒng泳

backstroke

Open 仰泳 page →
jié捷yǒng泳

(Tw) (swimming) the crawl (front crawl stroke)

Open 捷泳 page →
yǒng泳ér儿

Vincy Chan, Hong Kong female singer

Open 泳儿 page →
yǒng泳zī姿

swimming style; swimming stroke

Open 泳姿 page →
yǒng泳chí池

swimming pool

Open 泳池 page →
yǒng泳yī衣

swimsuit; bathing suit

Open 泳衣 page →

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 泳’s common words

游池仰捷儿姿衣

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