洗(xǐ)

HSK 19 strokes
Readingsxǐxiǎn

to wash

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Character information

Pinyin
xǐ / xiǎn
Meaning
to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording)
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 洗 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵先

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

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

Made of

氵shuǐ先xiān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 洗 step by step

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

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Words with 洗

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

chōng冲xǐ洗
HSK 7-9

to rinse; to wash

Open 冲洗 page →
gān干xǐ洗

to dry clean; dry cleaning

Open 干洗 page →
shuā刷xǐ洗

to scrub clean

Open 刷洗 page →
jié劫xǐ洗

to loot; plunder

Open 劫洗 page →
yī一pín贫rú如xǐ洗

(idiom) penniless; destitute

Open 一贫如洗 page →
yǐ以lèi泪xǐ洗miàn面

to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)

Open 以泪洗面 page →
shòu受xǐ洗

to receive baptism

Open 受洗 page →
náng囊kōng空rú如xǐ洗

(idiom) penniless; broke

Open 囊空如洗 page →

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一七三上下不东两

From 洗’s common words

冲干刷劫一贫如以

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