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洗 - xǐ

wash, rinse; clean, purify

wash, rinse; clean, purify

How to read 洗

Click 洗 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishwash, rinse; clean, purify
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

洗冤 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 洗刷. Please read 洗劫 one more time.

Common words with this character

to right a wrong; to redress an injustice
to wipe clean; to scrub; to get rid of
to loot; to ransack; to pillage
to clean the floor; to wash off the floor; to cover up evidence of sb's wrongdoing

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 洗 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 洗冤 and 洗刷 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 洗.