洗 (xǐ)
to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); t
- HSK 3.1 level 1
- 9 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 先 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“洗，洒足也。从水，先聲。”
Components
- 氵 (meaning) — 氵 is a component form of 水.
- 先 (sound)