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Word and Radical Components of 淋浴

The Chinese word 淋浴 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
淋浴 línyù 1. v. to take a shower
2. n. shower
     淋浴 噴頭 - showerhead

淋浴 ⇨ 淋 + 浴
Component Pinyin Meanings
淋 lín, lún, lǘn 1. to pour; to drip; to dribble (liquid flowing down)
2. to flow (down) at great speed; to gush into
3. to drench; to soak; to wet through
4. (Cantonese, Hakka, Xiang) to water; to sprinkle
淋 5. to filter; to strain
6. to make wine; to brew liquor
7. (TCM) strangury; urinary urgency and pain on urination
8. (diseases) gonorrhoea (i.e. “dripping”)
浴 yù 1. to bathe; to wash; to take a bath
2. to bathe ((in the sun, wind, etc.))
3. bath

浴 ⇨ 氵 + 谷
Component Pinyin Meanings
水 shuǐ 1. water
     請 給 我 一 杯 水，謝謝。 (Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi shuǐ, xièxiè.) - A glass of water, please.
     喝水 - hēshuǐ - to drink water
     冰水 - bīngshuǐ - iced water
     冷水 - lěngshuǐ - cold water
     凍水 - dung3 seoi2 - cold water, C
     熱水 - rèshuǐ - hot water
     開水 - kāishuǐ - boiled water
     滾水 - gwan2 seoi2 - boiled water, C
     水族館 - shuǐzúguǎn - aquarium
     水彩 - shuǐcǎi - watercolour
     水溫 - shuǐwēn - water temperature
     雨水 - yǔshuǐ - rainwater
     海水 - hǎishuǐ - seawater
     飲用水 - yǐnyòngshuǐ - drinking water
     礦泉水 - kuàngquánshuǐ - mineral water
     蒸餾水 - zhēngliúshuǐ - distilled water
     水閘 - shuǐzhá - sluice
     水力發電 - shuǐlìfādiàn - hydroelectricity
     碳水化合物 - tànshuǐhuàhéwù - carbohydrate
     脫水 - tuōshuǐ - to dehydrate; dehydration
     水中毒 - shuǐzhōngdú - water intoxication; water poisoning
     雙氧水 - shuāngyǎngshuǐ, lit=water with two oxygen (atoms) - hydrogen peroxide
2. liquid; potion; juice
     口水 - kǒushuǐ - saliva
     汗水 - hànshuǐ - sweat
     羊水 - yángshuǐ - amniotic fluid
     香水 - xiāngshuǐ - perfume
     眼藥水 - yǎnyàoshuǐ - eyedrop
3. (colloquial, mainly, Singapore, Malaysia) Synonym of 飲料 (beverage)
     要 叫 什麼 水？ (Yào jiào shénme shuǐ?) - What beverage do you want to order?
     欲 叫 什sím物 水？ (Beh kiò sím-mi̍h chúi?) - What beverage do you want to order?, MN
4. (archaic) river
     漢水 - Hànshuǐ - the Han River
5. body of water
     水路 - shuǐlù - waterway
     三 面 環 水 (sān miàn huán shuǐ) - to be surrounded by (bodies of) water on three sides
6. flood
     發水 - fāshuǐ - to flood
7. additional cost or income
8. (dialectal) rain
9. (Cantonese) money
     磅水 - bong6 seoi2 - to pay, C
     掠loek6-1水 - loek6-1 seoi2 - to obtain money dishonestly, C
10. (Cantonese) hundred dollars
     三 嚿 水 - saam1 gau6 seoi2 - three hundred dollars, C
11. (Cantonese) source of revenue
12. (Cantonese) to fool; to deceive; to misguide
13. to swim
     水性 - shuǐxìng - swimming ability
14. (colloquial) lacking substance or power; worthless
     這裡 的 大學 太 水 了。 (Zhèlǐ de dàxué tài shuǐ le.) - The universities here are too weak.
15. Short for 划水, gloss=to shirk; to slack off
16. one of the five elements of Wu Xing (五行)
17. (colloquial) Classifier for the number of times clothing was washed.
18. Sui people
     水書 - shuǐshū - Shuishu (the traditional writing system of the Sui people)
19. Variant of 媠
谷 gǔ 1. valley; gorge; ravine
2. river or stream between two mountains; (in general) stream or river
3. (figurative) difficult position; predicament
     進退維谷 - to be caught between a rock and a hard place
     谷 愛-凌 - Eileen Gu
4. to pressure
5. to hasten; to boost
6. to cause to swell by pressuring
7. to hold back or conceal negative emotions or feelings
8. (Hong Kong Cantonese, social media, Internet slang) group
yù 9. Only used in 吐谷渾 (Tuyuhun: name of an ancient nomadic people in northwestern China, 谷渾, surname)
lù 10. Only used in 谷蠡王 (, 谷蠡, title for Xiongnu officials)
11. Simplified form of 穀