Character study page
洗
to wash
氵 先 洗
Clue
洗 to wash
Water radical plus 先.
氵先
- 01 氵 Character components
- 02 先 Character components
- = 洗 to wash
Build logic
Why 洗 looks this way
洗 uses the water radical and is the everyday verb for washing.
氵先
Clue
Memory hook
Water radical plus 先.
Structure: left-right
Example words
Use 洗 in context
- 洗手 wash hands
- 洗衣 wash clothes
Hanzi Forge 洗
xi3
to wash
Structure left-right
Character components 氵 + 先
Water radical plus 先.
洗洗洗
Practice words
- 洗手 wash hands
- 洗衣 wash clothes