水 · shuǐ

視覚的なヒント

A flowing water shape; on the left it often becomes three dots 氵.

使い方

Often relates to water, liquids, rivers, washing, or wet states.

学習メモ

The radical 水 has the very common variant 氵 in characters about water and liquids.

• 冫: 氵 has three dots and relates to water; 冫 has two dots and often relates to ice/cold.
• 小: The full 水 can look a bit like 小, but 水 has clearer flowing side strokes.