shù
gargle
To gargle 欶 water 氵; 欶 also provides the pronunciation
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 漱
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to gargle | ||
to gargle | ||
to wash the face and rinse the mouth | ||
Liang Shuming (1893-1988), modern philosopher and teacher in the neo-Confucian tradition | ||
Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*[s]rok-s | srjuwH | shù | wash |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 1.2334% of movies
3238th most common character in movies
3402nd most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 14 |
Unicode | U+6F31 |
Shuowen | “漱,盪口也。从水,欶聲。” |
Sources
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