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浣

huàn
verb #47,152

Meanings

  1. 1 to wash; to launder

Examples

HSK 6
浣熊因爱在水里洗食物而得名。
Huànxióng yīn ài zài shuǐlǐ xǐ shíwù ér démíng.
The raccoon gets its name from its habit of washing food in water.
HSK 7-9
竹喧归浣女，莲动下渔舟。
Zhúxuān guī huàn nǚ, lián dòng xià yúzhōu.
The bamboo rustles as the washing girls return; the lotus stirs as fishing boats glide down.

Tips

usage
浣 is a literary word for washing clothes, seen in classical poetry. Today it survives mainly in 浣熊 (raccoon, the 'washing bear').

Components

radical
氵 sāndiǎnshuǐ
water (radical form)
Left-side three-drop water radical, the side form of 水. Washing needs water, so it carries the core meaning of 浣.
phonetic
完 wán
to finish; complete
Right side 完 is the phonetic element; the sound shifted from wán to huàn, a related reading.

Stroke Order

浣 huàn