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盥

guàn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to wash (especially the hands or face)

Examples

盥洗室在走廊尽头。
Guànxǐshì zài zǒuláng jìntóu.
The washroom is at the end of the corridor.
他盥洗完才吃早饭。
Tā guànxǐ wán cái chī zǎofàn.
He washed his hands and face before having breakfast.

Tips

memory
Picture the character itself: hands at the top pouring 水 (water) down into a 皿 (basin). That image is literally washing your hands, the meaning of 盥.

Components

radical
皿 mǐn
dish; basin
The dish radical at the bottom is the basin that catches the water, completing the picture of washing one's hands.
semantic
臼 jiù
two cupped hands
The top of the character is a pair of cupped hands, drawn around the water below. The strokes split before and after 水, with the right hand finishing later in the writing order.
semantic
水 shuǐ
water
Water sits in the middle, the substance being poured down through the hands into the basin underneath.

Stroke Order

盥 guàn