Dong Chinese dictionary

shuǐ

water

Depicts the flow of water in a river.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

shuǐ

water, liquid, lotion, juice; water; river; liquid; beverage; additional charges or income; (of clothes) classifier for number of washes

Shuǐ

surname Shui

Most common words with 水

Component uses

Meaning component in 14 characters (3 verified)

Iconic component in 6 characters (6 verified)

Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.795