水手 shuǐ shǒu — mariner

Meanings

1. 1

   mariner

   mariner; sailor; seaman

   noun

Character breakdown

• 水

  shuǐ (third tone, dipping)

  water

  4 strokesRadical 水
• 手

  shǒu (third tone, dipping)

  hand; a person good at something (歌手 a singer, 选手 a contestant)

  4 strokesRadical 手

Words containing 水

• 水shuǐ (third tone, dipping)water
• 水平shuǐpíng (third tone, dipping)level, standard, proficiency
• 水果shuǐguǒ (third tone, dipping)fruit
• 香水xiāng (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)perfume
• 水泥shuǐ (third tone, dipping) ní (second tone, rising)cement
• 水晶shuǐ (third tone, dipping) jīng (first tone, high and level)crystal
• 水面shuǐ (third tone, dipping) miàn (fourth tone, falling)water surface
• 热水/熱水rè (fourth tone, falling) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)hot water
• 水准/水準shuǐ (third tone, dipping) zhǔn (third tone, dipping)level (of achievement etc)
• 薪水xīn (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)salary
• 泪水/淚水lèi (fourth tone, falling) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)teardrop
• 洪水hóng (second tone, rising) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)deluge
• 口水kǒu (third tone, dipping) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)saliva
• 海水hǎi (third tone, dipping) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)seawater
• 污水wū (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)sewage
• 水管shuǐ (third tone, dipping) guǎn (third tone, dipping)water pipe
• 水源shuǐ (third tone, dipping) yuán (second tone, rising)water source
• 水库/水庫shuǐ (third tone, dipping) kù (fourth tone, falling)reservoir

Words containing 手

• 手shǒu (third tone, dipping)hand
• 选手/選手xuǎn (third tone, dipping) shǒu (third tone, dipping)athlete
• 手术/手術shǒu (third tone, dipping) shù (fourth tone, falling)(surgical) operation
• 手机/手機shǒujī (third tone, dipping)mobile phone
• 对手/對手duì (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)opponent
• 手里/手裡shǒu (third tone, dipping) lǐ (third tone, dipping)in hand
• 手段shǒu (third tone, dipping) duàn (fourth tone, falling)method
• 分手fēn (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to split up
• 手表/手錶shǒubiǎo (third tone, dipping)wristwatch
• 歌手gē (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)singer
• 手指shǒu (third tone, dipping) zhǐ (third tone, dipping)finger
• 动手/動手dòng (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to set about (a task)
• 洗手间/洗手間xǐshǒujiān (third tone, dipping)toilet, washroom, restroom
• 双手/雙手shuāng (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)both hands
• 杀手/殺手shā (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)killer
• 高手gāo (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)expert
• 放手fàng (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to let go one's hold
• 手法shǒu (third tone, dipping) fǎ (third tone, dipping)technique