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IDENTITY

to wash

HSK 1Top 430

CORE MEANING

to wash

Part of speech
verb
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.to washHSK1

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
water radical (shuǐ)
strokes
9
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰氵先
    • water
    • gives the sound xǐ (historical)

USAGE

Common words

洗手xǐshǒuto wash hands
洗澡xǐzǎoto bathe
洗衣机xǐyījīwashing machine

Graded examples

  • 我每天洗两次脸。Wǒ měitiān xǐ liǎng cì liǎn.HSK2

    I wash my face twice a day.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Water (氵) first (先) — wash before anything else.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#430
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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