Chinese symbol for “watery”

含水

hán shuǐ

watery

The closest CC-CEDICT match for watery is 含水 (hán shuǐ), defined as: watery.

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Characters and stroke order

含 hán

to hold in the mouth; to contain; to cherish

radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

水 shuǐ

water, liquid, lotion, juice

radical 85 ⽔ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “watery”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
水汪汪	shuǐ wāng wāng	watery; waterlogged (soil)
稀	xī	sparse; scattered; rare; uncommon

Related words

Other words that share a character with 含水.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
包含	bāo hán	to contain; to embody
含有	hán yǒu	to contain; including
含义 (含義)	hán yì	meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning
含量	hán liàng	content; quantity contained
富含	fù hán	to contain in great quantities; rich in
内含 (內含)	nèi hán	to contain; to include
水平	shuǐ píng	horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
水果	shuǐ guǒ	fruit

See also: Japanese symbol for “watery”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.