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盥

guàn
verb

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
他盥洗完才吃早饭。
Tā guànxǐ wán cái chī zǎofàn.
He washed his hands and face before having breakfast.
HSK 7-9
盥洗室在走廊尽头。
Guànxǐshì zài zǒuláng jìntóu.
The washroom is at the end of the corridor.

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