qiú

swim

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

water

囚 sound component

  Sound component

qiú

  

prisoner

Evolution

泅 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
泅 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
泅 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
泅 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

qiú

swim, float, wade; to swim

Most common words with 泅
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to swim

泅渡

to swim across

泅游

to swim