10 strokes
10 画

shuǐ

water


  • flow
  • stream of water
  • class; rate

liú-chàng
流畅

adj.

easy and smooth

liú-chuán
流传

v.

spread; circulate

liú-dòng
流动

v.

flow; going from place to place

liú-lèi
流泪

v.

shed tears

liú-lì
流利

adj.

fluent; smooth

liú-shuǐ
流水

n.

running water

liú-xíng
流行

adj.

prevalent; popular

liú-yán
流言

n.

gossp; rumour

hé-liú
河流

n.

river

nuǎn-liú
暖流

n.

warm current

qì-liú
气流

n.

air current

liú-fāng-bǎi-shì
流芳百世
leave a good reputation for centuries

liú-lián-wàng-fǎn
流连忘返
enjoy oneself so much that one forgets to go home

suí-bō-zhú-liú
随波逐流
drift with the current

Usage 用法

flow

Zhè tiáo xiǎo-hé xiàng nán liú.
这条小河向南流。
The river flows south.

stream of water

Zhè yí duàn shì cháng-jiāng de zhōng-liú.
这一段是长江的中流。
This is a mid-stream section of the Yangtze River.

class; rate

Tā-de yī-shù shì yī-liú de.
他的医术是一流的。
His medical skill is of the first-class.