Wash in Chinese (Mandarin): 洗 (xǐ)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 洗

• 洗

  To wash. 氵 (water) is on the left.

  9 strokes

Third tone. Taking a bath is 洗澡 (xǐzǎo), and washing your face is 洗脸 (xǐ liǎn).

More examples with 洗

• 我洗脸。

  我洗臉。

  Wǒ xǐ liǎn.

  I wash my face.

• 吃饭前要洗手。

  吃飯前要洗手。

  Chī fàn qián yào xǐ shǒu.

  Wash your hands before eating.

How to write 洗 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.