The character "洗" has 9 strokes. "洗" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "洗" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "洗" are "xǐ" "xiǎn" . View the stroke order of "洗">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "洗"

v.: wash; bathe; clean with water; clear (from a charge of guilt or fault); remove blame from sb; redress; right; absolve sb from/of sth; kill everyone or/and loot everything; sack; devastate; develop; process; shuffle (cards, etc); clear away; clean up; eliminate; erase (a tape recording, etc)

n.: washing utensil; baptism

Form words with "洗"

洗餐具 do the washing-up; wash up

洗片子 develop an exposed film

洗盆浴 have a tub bath

洗药浴 take a medicinal bath

洗车工 car washer

洗骨牌 shuffle the dominoes

洗肾机 dialyser; dialysator

洗麻将牌 shuffle the mahjong tiles

洗磁头 clean a magnetic head

洗脚盆 footbath barrel

洗发粉 dry shampoo

洗几件小衣裳 wash one's smalls

洗彩色照片 process a colour photo

洗发护发用品 shampoos and hair care products

洗太阳浴 take sun baths

可机洗的裤子 machine-washable trousers

Example phrases using "洗"

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