洗

xǐ

to wash; to bathe

to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording)

water (氵) + phonetic 先 = to wash

先 lends the sound xǐ (approximately); the water radical carries all the meaning, placing this action squarely in the realm of water and cleansing.

氵+先→洗
先FirstPhonetic
氵WaterSemantic

吃饭前要先洗手。

chī fàn qián yào xiān xǐ shǒu。

You should wash your hands before eating.

他把衣服放进洗衣机里洗。

tā bǎ yī fu fàng jìn xǐ yī jī lǐ xǐ。

He put the clothes into the washing machine to wash them.

Words with 洗

洗发水

xǐ fà shuǐ

shampoo (liquid)

洗心革面

xǐ xīn gé miàn

lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways

擦洗

cā xǐ

to clean (with water or alcohol)

洗脑

xǐ nǎo

to brainwash

洗净

xǐ jìng

to wash clean

洗钱

xǐ qián

to launder money

拆洗

chāi xǐ

to unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment)

洗绿

xǐ lǜ

to greenwash

领洗

lǐng xǐ

to be baptized

酒精洗手液

jiǔ jīng xǐ shǒu yè

alcohol-based hand sanitizer

金盆洗手

jīn pén xǐ shǒu

lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom)

革面洗心

gé miàn xǐ xīn

lit. to renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways

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